[Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Anish Giri"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "2872"] [BlackElo "2768"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Qb3 $5 {Carlsen plays an offbeat move in the position in typical AlphaZero style.} g6 5. Nf3 (5. d3 Bg7 6. g3 { Stripunsky-Shetty, World Open, 2015}) 5... Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 {Carlsen had deduced this position from afar and played it intuitively that White should have an edge.} Ne4 11. Nxe4 {Almost forced.} (11. Be3 {This move was the one that Carlsen was counting on, but he had completely missed this tactic!} Ng3 $1 {and White loses one of his bishops and is struggling.} 12. fxg3 (12. Rfd1 Nxe2+ 13. Nxe2) 12... Rxe3) 11... Rxe4 12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 (13... Rxd4 {Carlsen admitted that he was hoping Giri wouldn't go for this exchange sacrifice.} 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 {Black is definitely equal if not better.}) 14. Bf3 Rh4 15. Bxd4 {The start of a long, forced sequence leading to a series of exchanges.} Rxd4 16. Bxb7 Bxb7 (16... Rb8 17. Qc3) 17. Qxb7 Rxc4 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 c5 20. Rd1 Rb8 21. Qxa7 Rxb2 22. Qxc5 dxc5 23. Rxd8+ Kg7 24. Rc8 Rxa2 25. Rxc5 {A rather anti-climatic end to a much-awaited game!} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C92"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "FID"] [BlackTeam "Belarus"] [BlackTeamCountry "BLR"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 (12. a3 {is the move Kovalev focused on instead of the text.}) 12... h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 {Both players are well-versed with the position, but Kovalev suddenly forgets his preparation and makes a mistake in the move order with} c4 $2 { a dubious move, according to Firouzja.} (16... Nd7 {The main move in the position of a old line.}) 17. Nd4 Nd7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Nxb5 { White wins a pawn.} Qb8 21. Na3 Nd3 22. Re3 Nxc1 23. Qxc1 g6 24. Naxc4 { Another pawn for White while Black's counterplay is missing.} Bg7 25. Ra3 Qc7 26. b4 Bb7 27. Bd3 Rb8 28. Qd1 Bc8 29. Qa4 Ne5 {Kovalev tries counterplay in an already lost position.} 30. Nxe5 Qc1+ 31. Bf1 Bxe5 32. Nc4 Bd4 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Rf3 {Firouzja is a tactical genius and doesn't miss the quickest way to victory.} f6 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Qd8+ {will pick up the rook and the game. Great start for Firouzja.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2726"] [Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"] [PlyCount "149"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 {A touch of Tiviakov. The Groningen-based former Russian GM won a decisive game against Sutovsky to become European champion some years ago in this line.} Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd7 ({The decisive game for the EICC saw:} 8... Qd8 9. Nbxd4 Nd5 10. Bg5 Qb6 ({ A more recent top GM game went instead:} 10... f6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd2 e5 13. Qc2 g6 14. Bd3 Bg7 15. O-O-O O-O {Giri,A (2769)-Alekseev,E (2620) Moscow 2019}) 11. Bc4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Bxd5 Bxd4 14. O-O Bc5 15. Qe2 h6 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Rd3 {and White launched a serious attack against the black king in Tiviakov,S (2635)-Sutovsky,E (2630) Plovdiv 2008}) 9. Nbxd4 Bd6 10. Nxc6 {N Van Foreest spoils the opponent's pawn structure.} ({The predecessor gave White a slight edge after:} 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. Bc5 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 e5 13. Nd2 a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 {Visigalli,C (2012)-Rabczewski,A (2024) ICCF email 2015}) 10... bxc6 ({White's idea becomes clear in the line:} 10... Qxc6 11. Bb5 $1 ({Black can defend after:} 11. Nd4 Qd5 12. Nb5 Bb8) 11... Qxb5 12. Qxd6 Qxb2 13. O-O {with decisive attack.} ({But not the flashy:} 13. Bc5 Qxa1+ 14. Ke2 {due to:} Qxa2+ 15. Nd2 Qa6+)) 11. Bd4 Bb7 ({Here more precise would be:} 11... Rb8 12. Bc4 Qc7) 12. Ne5 $1 {This is the difference. The knight is getting to a much better position with tempo.} Qe7 (12... Qc7 13. Nc4 {does not change anything.}) 13. Nc4 Bc7 14. Qb3 Ba6 15. Qa3 {Also a good maneuver. White can best exploit the pawn weaknesses in the endgame.} Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Bb6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ke2 {Almost by force, a complex endgame arose. Van Foreest has clearly better pawn structure, while Yu owns the better minor piece. This simple fact should have made the Chinese GM more alert about possible future trades.} Rg8 {An inaccuracy.} ({Better is to push the weak pawn at once and look for a good moment to swap it:} 19... h5 20. g3 ( {If:} 20. h4 Rg8 21. g3 Rg4 {activating the rook the way that Yu wanted.}) 20... h4) 20. g3 O-O-O ({Here it made sense to keep the king in the center with:} 20... h5 21. Nc4 Ke7) 21. Nc4 Kc7 22. Rad1 Rd5 23. Rd3 h5 ({No:} 23... Rxd3 {does not win a pawn due to:} 24. Kxd3 Bxf2 25. Rf1) 24. Rhd1 Rgd8 { A mistake. Yu is not careful about the possible trades.} ({He needed to preserve the bishop with:} 24... Bc5 $1 25. b3 f5) 25. Ne3 ({A more accurate move was the immediate trade:} 25. Nxb6 $5 axb6 26. Rxd5 cxd5 ({The pawn endgame after:} 26... Rxd5 27. Rxd5 cxd5 28. h4 {is likely lost for the second player as White can easily create two distant passers.}) 27. Rd4 {with a similar favorable rook endgame as in the game.}) 25... Bxe3 26. Kxe3 Re5+ 27. Kf3 Red5 28. Rxd5 cxd5 29. Rd4 $1 {This is the endgame I mentioned before. The weak pawns on a7 and h5 are causing Black constant headaches.} Rb8 30. b3 Kd6 31. Ke3 (31. c4 {does not win a pawn after:} Ke5 32. Rh4 dxc4) 31... f5 { To defend the h-pawn.} 32. Ra4 Ra8 33. Rh4 Rh8 34. h3 Ke5 35. Kd3 ({Not yet:} 35. g4 $2 Rc8 $1) 35... Kf6 36. Ra4 Ra8 37. b4 {White's plan is obvious. He wants to win the pinned pawn.} Ke5 38. Ra6 f4 39. g4 ({For some reason the computer prefers:} 39. gxf4+ Kxf4 40. b5 Kf3 41. b6 f5 42. Kd4 e5+ 43. Kxd5 Rd8+ 44. Kxe5 axb6 45. Rxb6 {Although here too, Black should be able to defend with:} f4) 39... hxg4 40. hxg4 f5 {Move 40 ... obvious but not optimal.} ({ Yu could have dramatically improved the activity of his rook with:} 40... f6 $1 41. b5 Rh8 42. Rxa7 Rh3+ 43. Kd2 Rf3 {An active rook often saves the weaker side in the rook endgames.}) 41. gxf5 Kxf5 42. a4 ({Not:} 42. b5 Rb8) 42... e5 43. b5 e4+ 44. Kd4 {It is White's turn to make an obvious move, but it is not optimal.} ({The accurate} 44. Kd2 $1 Ke5 45. b6 {would have kept an eye on the naughty black pawns.}) 44... Kg4 {Missing an excellent chance.} ({Black could have advanced his passer at once:} 44... Re8 $1 45. Rxa7 {Now the obvious:} e3 ({However, there is an even neater solution:} 45... Kg6 $3 {takes away all the squares from the white rook. The e-pawn then forces White to repeat with:} 46. Ra6+ Kf5 47. Ra7 Kg6) 46. fxe3 fxe3 47. Rf7+ Ke6 48. Rf1 Ra8 {might be a draw, but Black still needs to prove that outcome.}) 45. b6 Kf3 {This loses.} ({ However:} 45... Rb8 {would not have changed anything as White has the study-like win after:} 46. bxa7 Ra8 47. Kxd5 e3 48. fxe3 fxe3 {Now the exceptional:} 49. Ke4 $3 {pushes the black king away and leads to a won position after both:} e2 ({Or:} 49... Re8+ 50. Kd3 e2 51. a8=Q Rxa8 52. Re6 Rxa4 53. Rxe2 {with similar consequences.}) 50. Rg6+ Kh3 51. Rg1 Rxa7 52. Kd3 Rxa4 53. Kxe2 {and this is a textbook win, according to the tablebases.}) 46. Rxa7 Rb8 47. a5 Kxf2 48. Re7 {White's pawns are slightly further advanced, and this is all that the Dutch player needs.} f3 49. b7 e3 50. a6 e2 51. Re6 e1=Q 52. Rxe1 Kxe1 53. a7 Rxb7 ({Or:} 53... f2 54. axb8=Q f1=Q 55. Qe5+) 54. a8=Q Re7 ({Once more Black is losing the queen endgame for a tempo:} 54... f2 55. Qxb7 f1=Q 56. Qb1+) 55. Qf8 Re4+ 56. Kxd5 {What follows next is a model realization of the advantage.} Re3 57. Qc5 Kd2 58. Kd4 $1 Rd3+ (58... f2 59. Qf5) 59. Ke4 Rxc3 60. Qf2+ Kc1 61. Kd4 Ra3 62. Kd5 Rd3+ 63. Kc4 Ra3 64. Qc5 $1 {The rook does not have enough room.} Kb2 65. Qb4+ Ka2 66. Qd2+ Kb1 67. Kb4 Ra2 68. Qd1+ Kb2 69. Qxf3 Kc1 70. Qf1+ Kc2 71. Qe1 Rb2+ 72. Kc4 Ra2 73. Qe2+ Kb1 74. Qd1+ Kb2 75. Kb4 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Vincent Keymer"] [Black "Pavel Eljanov"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 Qe7 11. Bb3 a5 12. a3 Bc7 13. Bd2 h6 14. Rad1 Re8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd4 c5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 c4 19. Ba2 Rad8 20. Bc1 Bb8 { The position is fairly equal with White having the bishop pair but lacking a good square for the c1-bishop.} 21. Nb5 $2 (21. Rxd8 {is the engine's top suggestion.}) 21... Rc8 $1 {Eljanov spots the idea to make active use of the rook along the fifth rank.} 22. f4 $2 {One mistake is followed by another!} ( 22. Nc3 Rc5 23. Ne4 Nf3+ 24. Qxf3 Nxe4 25. Bb1 {and Black is still better, but White is fighting.}) 22... Rc5 $1 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Qc2 Rxb5 25. Bxc4 Rg5 { After the last few moves, Black's pieces are more active and are threatening the White king.} 26. e4 Qc7 27. Bf4 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 b5 30. Bb3 Qxc2 31. Bxc2 Kf8 32. Rd2 Nh5 33. Rf3 Ng3+ 34. Kh2 Nxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 {Black reaches this double rook endgame where he has an extra pawn, but White has chances to hold.} 36. Rd7 f6 37. Rc3 Re7 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Rxe7+ Kxe7 {.} 40. b3 Rd5 41. Rc7+ Kf8 42. Rb7 Kg8 43. Kg1 Kh7 44. Ra7 b4 45. axb4 axb4 46. Rb7 Rd4 47. Kf2 f5 48. Ke3 Re4+ 49. Kf3 {White has managed to trade a pair of rooks and also bring his king into the game.} h5 50. Rb6 h4 51. Rb7 Kh6 52. Rb5 Kg5 53. Rb7 g6 54. Rb8 $2 {White has held his own and is defending well in this difficult endgame.} (54. Rb6 {stopping Kf6 is important.}) 54... Kf6 55. Rb6+ Ke5 56. Rb5+ (56. Rxg6 Kd4 {and Black's king marches in and collects the b3-pawn.}) 56... Kd6 57. Rb6+ Kc5 58. Rxg6 Kd4 59. Rc6 $2 {A mistake.} (59. g4 $1 {This move is White's last chance to hold.} hxg3 60. Kxg3 {A thrilling computer line is} Re3+ 61. Kg2 Rxb3 62. h4 Rb2+ 63. Kg3 Rb1 64. Kg2 b3 65. h5 b2 66. Rb6 Kc3 67. Rc6+ Kd3 68. Rb6 f4 69. h6 f3+ 70. Kxf3 Rf1+ 71. Kg4 b1=Q 72. Rxb1 Rxb1 73. Kh5 Rg1 74. h7 {and White holds!}) 59... Re3+ 60. Kf4 Rxb3 61. Rh6 Re3 62. Kxf5 Re5+ 63. Kg4 Re4+ 64. Kf5 b3 65. Rb6 Re3 66. Kg4 $4 { The last blunder.} (66. Kg5 {and White has decent chances to hold as Black doesn't get a check along the fourth rank with the rook.}) 66... Kc5 67. Rf6 Re4+ 68. Kg5 b2 69. Rf1 Kb4 {Eljanov kept pushing and is finally rewarded.} 0-1 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"] [Black "Max Warmerdam"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2498"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. h4 Qc7 15. Bh3 Nc4 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Ng1 Bd8 18. Bc1 Ba5 19. Nd5 Nb6 20. Qe2 g6 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. gxf6 Na4 23. Rd3 Bd8 24. Rf3 Qb5 $4 (24... h5 {Stopping White's attack is imperative.}) 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. Bh6 Nc5 27. h5 g5 (27... Bxh3 28. Nxh3 Nxe4 29. Bxf8 (29. Re3 Nxf6 30. Bxf8 {White wins material and should convert.}) 29... Nd2+) 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Rc3 b4 31. Rc4 {Ganguly now plans to give back material and complete his development.} Ba5 32. Nf3 h6 33. Rd1 b5 34. Rxc5 Rxc5 35. Rxd6 {White picks up a pawn and is winning.} Kf7 36. Rd7+ Kxf6 37. Rh7 g4 38. Rxh6+ Ke7 39. Rh7+ Kf6 40. Rh6+ {Professionally done by Ganguly. He doesn't make a hurried decision before the time control but simply repeats the position once to reach the time control.} Ke7 41. Ng5 { Nice win by Ganguly.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Erwin L'Ami"] [Black "Anton Smirnov"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2604"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Ne5 Bf5 7. cxd5 Qxb3 8. axb3 Nxd5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Nxd3 Na6 11. Bd2 e6 12. Ke2 Be7 13. Na3 O-O 14. Nc4 c5 15. Rxa6 $1 {A long-term exchange sacrifice that gives White a pawn and the initiative.} bxa6 16. dxc5 Rfc8 17. b4 f6 18. e4 Nc7 19. Bc3 Nb5 20. Ra1 Rc6 21. e5 Bd8 22. Nd6 Rb8 23. f4 h5 24. g3 {White has managed to create a huge pawn wall on the dark squares and left Black with no counterplay.} Nc7 25. Ke3 f5 26. Bd2 Kf8 27. Kd4 g6 28. Ne1 Nb5+ 29. Nxb5 axb5 30. Rxa7 Rcc8 31. Nc2 Ra8 32. Rd7 Be7 33. Ke3 Ke8 34. Rd6 $1 {Time for exchange sacrifice number two!} Bxd6 35. exd6 {White has two minor pieces and two pawns for Black's two rooks, but White is simply lost.} Kd7 36. Nd4 Ra2 37. Bc3 Ra1 38. Nxb5 Rh1 39. h4 Rg1 40. Kf2 Rd1 41. Nd4 Ra8 42. Ke2 Rg1 43. b5 Rxg3 44. Bb4 Rg2+ 45. Kd3 Rxb2 46. c6+ Kc8 47. Nxe6 {A fascinating win by L'Ami.} 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "AlexYermo"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 {[#] The old Zaitsev Variation, that has been lurking around here and there since its peak of popularity passed with the 1980s. A fresh look at the position in front of us shows a Benoni structure, ironically compromised by the "active" position of Nb4. Had that piece stayed where it belonged, which is the d7-square, there would be no reason for Black to have any particular issues, aside of the proverbial " a good Benoni is still a Benoni".} c4 $6 {A bit strange.} ({A standard move order is to start with} 16... Nd7 {, wait for} 17. Ra3 {, and then play} c4 ({Of course,} 17... f5 { was the scene of memorable battles between Kasparov and Karpov before Firouzja was even born, but Alireza already had a game of his own on the black side of this position, where his opponent, Alexey Shirov, replied with} 18. g4 $5) 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. N2f3 Nc5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 {In this situation White wins a pawn, but Black's invasion to d3 gives him counterchances. Kovalev played this line against Shirov in 2015. One wonders what made Vladislav change his mind.}) ({All modern theory aside, I wonder if Black can agree on breaking up his pawn pair,} 16... g6 17. Nf1 Bg7 18. Ng3 bxa4 19. Rxa4 a5 {as in Kinderman-Dorfman, 1983, and just wait for further developments. The pressure against d5, exerted by the black knights, makes accomplishing the e4-e5 break a difficult proposition.}) 17. Nd4 {So, the b5-pawn comes under attack without White having to spend a tempo on the Ra3 move.} Nd7 $6 {Kovalev decides not to bother with defending it.} (17... Qb6 18. N2f3 bxa4 19. Rxa4 a5 20. Nf5 Bc8 21. Be3 Qd8 22. Ng3 {is a familiar scenario. White stands better, what else to say. }) 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Nxb5 Qb8 21. Na3 Nd3 22. Re3 {[#]} Nxc1 ( 22... Nxb2 23. Qc2 Nd3 24. Ndxc4 Nxc1 {would have been an improvement, if it weren't for} 25. e5 $1 g6 26. e6 {ripping Black's position to shreds.}) 23. Qxc1 g6 24. Naxc4 {Two pawns down, and still a Benoni....} Bg7 25. Ra3 Qc7 26. b4 Bb7 27. Bd3 Rb8 28. Qd1 Bc8 29. Qa4 Ne5 30. Nxe5 Qc1+ 31. Bf1 Bxe5 32. Nc4 Bd4 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Rf3 f6 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Yu, Yangyi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2726"] [Annotator "AlexYermo"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/p7/R7/1P1ppk2/P4p2/2PK4/5P2/8 b - - 0 43"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] {[#]} 43... e4+ 44. Kd4 {The sharpest reply.} ({On} 44. Kd2 Kg4 45. b6 { Black again has the resource} Rb8 $1 {which cheapens White's pawn advantage and leads to a draw after} 46. bxa7 Ra8 47. Ke2 Kf5 {as the white king cannot go up the board.} 48. Ra5 Ke6 49. Kd2 Kd6 50. c4 dxc4 51. Kc3 e3 52. fxe3 fxe3 {etc.}) ({On the other hand,} 44. Ke2 {allows Black to activate his rook with} Rc8) 44... Kg4 45. b6 Kf3 $2 {Yu stumbles.} ({The right way to defend was still } 45... Rb8 46. bxa7 Ra8 {leading to an extremely complex situation after} 47. Kxd5 Kf3 48. c4 Kxf2 49. Kxe4 f3 50. Kd5 (50. Rf6 Ke2 $11) 50... Ke2 51. Kc5 f2 52. Re6+ Kf1 {White plays} 53. Re7 {but runs into} ({not} 53. Kb6 Rf8 $1) 53... Rc8+ $1 {which forces the white king to block the b-file,} ({The plan was to answer} 53... Rf8 {with} 54. Rb7 Ke2 55. Rb2+) 54. Kb6 {and then, miraculously, } Rf8 55. Rf7 (55. Rb7 Ke2) 55... Rxf7 56. a8=Q Rf4 $1 {is a draw. It goes without saying that such accuracy is impossible to achieve in an over-the-board game.}) 46. Rxa7 {From this point on Jorden Van Foreest demonstrates an impeccable technique.} Rb8 47. a5 Kxf2 48. Re7 f3 49. b7 e3 50. a6 e2 51. Re6 e1=Q 52. Rxe1 Kxe1 53. a7 Rxb7 54. a8=Q Re7 55. Qf8 Re4+ 56. Kxd5 Re3 57. Qc5 Kd2 (57... Re8 58. Qg1+ Ke2 59. Qg4 Ke3 60. Qg5+ Ke2 61. Qh5 Re3 62. c4) 58. Kd4 Rd3+ 59. Ke4 Rxc3 60. Qf2+ Kc1 61. Kd4 Ra3 62. Kd5 Rd3+ 63. Kc4 Ra3 64. Qc5 Kb2 65. Qb4+ Ka2 66. Qd2+ Kb1 67. Kb4 Ra2 68. Qd1+ Kb2 69. Qxf3 Kc1 70. Qf1+ Kc2 71. Qe1 Rb2+ 72. Kc4 Ra2 73. Qe2+ Kb1 74. Qd1+ Kb2 75. Kb4 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Vitiugov, Nikita"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "AlexYermo"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 a5 {A standard Boleslavsky pawn push.} ({Alternatively,} 9... Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Nxd5 Ndxe5 {is an old line. Black appears to be holding, but Nikita must have had his own thoughts about it.}) 10. Be3 ({White refuses to give up the b4-square:} 10. a4 Nb4 11. Be3 b6 12. f4 Bb7 13. Bf3 Qc7 14. Rf2 Bc6 15. Rd2 Qb7 {is unclear.}) 10... Be6 11. Nd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. c3 {[#] White's modest treatment of the opening is deceptive. He has no weaknesses of his own, and hopes to exploit the b6-square. } a4 15. Nc4 Qe4 {Duda refuses to accept the simple fact that he stands worse.} ({In the endgame, after} 15... Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Rad8 17. Bb6 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 { Black has to look for tactical solutions. One of them is represented by} Rc8 $1 19. a3 Nd4 20. cxd4 Bxc4 21. Bxc4 (21. Rc1 Rc6) 21... Rxc4 22. dxe5 Rc2 23. Bd4 f6) 16. f3 Qg6 17. Nb6 Ra5 ({Was the pawn sac,} 17... Rad8 18. Qxa4 Bg5 { the way to go?}) 18. Bd3 f5 19. Qc2 Qf7 20. Nxa4 Bxa2 {[#] True to his style, Jan-Krzysztof doesn't shy away from complications.} 21. b4 Bb3 22. Qe2 Raa8 23. Nc5 {Vitiugov prefers simpler solutions.} ({The attractive} 23. b5 {could be met by the sharp reply} e4 $5 24. fxe4 Ne5 25. Rxf5 Qe6) 23... Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Re8 26. h3 {This is a very unpleasant situation for the second player. His active play with the e and f-pawns is going nowhere, while White's bishop pair and pawn majority on the Q-side spell doom in most endgames.} Qe6 27. Re1 Kh8 28. Rb1 Ra8 ({A bailout attempt,} 28... e4 29. fxe4 fxe4 30. Qxe4 Qxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxb3 {would be on most players' minds, but Duda always plays a no-yield kind of chess.}) 29. b5 Nb8 {[#]} 30. Rxb3 {White had a wide choice of options, and Nikita went for the most visually pleasant one.} ({ The restrained} 30. c4 Nd7 31. Bg1 Ra2 32. Qf1 Bc2 33. Bxc2 Rxc2 34. Rd1 { may have been the best,}) ({While} 30. Bxf5 {is the least attractive of them all:} Qxf5 31. Rxb3 Ra1+ 32. Bg1 Nd7 {with counterplay.}) 30... Qxb3 31. Qxe5 Qf7 32. Qxf5 Qxf5 33. Bxf5 {[#]} Ra5 $1 {Jan finds a great tactic to get his knight into the game.} 34. c4 Nc6 $1 35. Bd6 (35. bxc6 $4 {is met with the cool recapture} bxc6 {and White's bishops are skewered!}) 35... Nd4 36. Be4 Ra4 37. Bxb7 Rxc4 38. b6 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Rb1 40. Bc5 (40. Be4 Rxb6 41. Bc5 Nxf3+ { Since the second tie-break game of the 2016 World Championship match between Carlsen and Karjakin, such endings are considered drawish.}) 40... Ne6 41. Be3 Nd8 42. Be4 Rb3 43. Bf2 ({Better was} 43. Bc5 Rb2 44. Be7 {to force the black rook into a defensive position,} Rd2 {White can get his king out,} 45. Kg3 Kg8 46. Kf4 Kf7 47. Ke3 Rd7 48. Bb4 {and think of advancing his K-side pawns. Still, a long slog. I wonder why this line was advertised as "winning" for White.}) 43... Rb2 44. Bg3 Kg8 45. Bd5+ ({In case of} 45. Be5 {Black defends with} Rb5 46. Bc7 Ne6 47. Bc6 Rb2 48. Bd5 Kf7 49. b7 {when} Rxb7 {is his saving grace.}) 45... Kf8 46. Bd6+ Ke8 47. Be5 Rxb6 48. Bxg7 Ne6 49. Be5 { [#] The bishop pair is great for supporting remote passed pawns, but when it comes to working a restricted area of the board, it often comes as surprisingly ineffective. Such is the case here, where White has no winning chances left.} Kf7 50. f4 Rb5 51. Bf3 Nf8 52. Bd4 Ne6 53. Be5 Nf8 54. Kg3 Ng6 55. Bc3 Ne7 56. Be5 Ng6 57. Bc3 Ne7 58. Be5 1/2-1/2 [Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2020.01.12"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A19"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qf4 (7. Qe4 f6 8. Nf3 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. Qe3 Qa5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd3 Bd6 {Anton Guijarro, D (2667)-Albornoz Cabrera,C (2566) Havana 2019}) 7... d6 8. Nf3 Nge7 9. exd6 Ng6 10. Qe4 {N} (10. Qg5 Bxd6 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bg5+ f6 13. O-O-O Ke7 14. Nb5 Bc5 {Hu,J (2120)-Booth,S (2142) Parramatta 2008}) 10... Qxd6 11. Bd2 Be7 12. O-O-O f5 13. Qe1 O-O 14. h4 Bf6 15. Kb1 Qe7 16. Bg5 Bd7 17. c5 Rad8 18. h5 Nge5 (18... Nh8 $5 {Dubov}) 19. Nxe5 Bxg5 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Bc4 Kh8 $6 (22... Re8) (22... Nd8) 23. Qxe6 Qxe6 24. Bxe6 Be7 25. Na4 Rd8 26. Bxf5 Rd2 27. Bc8 b5 28. cxb6 axb6 29. Re1 Rxf2 30. Bb7 Nd4 31. a3 Bf8 32. Re8 g5 33. h6 Rf6 34. Nxb6 Rxh6 35. Nd7 Kg7 36. Nxf8 Rd6 37. Be4 h5 38. Nh7 g4 39. Re5 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2020.01.12"] [Round "2.7"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Bb3 Be6 9. Bc2 (9. Nf1 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 11. Qc2 Qd7 12. b4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bxb4 14. cxb4 Nxb4 15. Qc4 Nd3+ 16. Ke2 Rfd8 {Savchenko,B (2577)-Kramnik,V (2753) Moscow 2019}) 9... d5 10. Ng5 dxe4 {N} (10... Nxe4 11. Ndxe4 dxe4 12. O-O e3 13. Nxh7 exf2+ 14. Kh2 Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. d4 f5 {Claridge,J-Marcotulli,G (1958) ICCF email 2002}) 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. dxe4 Bxf2+ $1 13. Kxf2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Ne3 15. Qe2 Nxc2 16. Rb1 N6d4 $1 17. cxd4 Qxd4+ 18. Kh2 Rf2 19. Qg4 Ne3 $1 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Rg1 Qd3 $1 22. Qxe5 Raf8 $2 ({All of this play was rather forced, and now with} 22... Nxg2 $1 {Black might have been able to draw the game:} 23. Kh1 $5 (23. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qe2+ 25. Kg3 Rf8 {and White cannot avoid a perpetual}) 23... Raf8 24. Qc3 Qe2 {and now e.g.} 25. Qg3 R8f7 26. Rxg2 Rxg2 27. Qxg2 Rf2 28. Qg3 Qe1+ 29. Qg1 Qe3 30. Qg4 Qe1+) 23. Qg3 {Now White can defend and convert his extra material.} Qe2 24. b4 Rxg2+ 25. Rxg2 Nxg2 26. Qg4 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2020.01.12"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2644"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. O-O a6 12. Qd3 Rfc8 (12... Rac8 13. b3 e6 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Nde2 b5 16. cxb5 Ne5 17. Qd2 axb5 18. Bb6 Re8 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2774)-Wei,Y (2721) Chess.com INT 2019}) 13. b3 b5 14. cxb5 Ne5 15. Qd2 d5 16. Nxd5 {N} (16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Rc2 21. Qa5 Re2 {McShane,L (2675)-Van Foreest,J (2632) Germany 2019}) 16... Nxd5 17. exd5 axb5 18. Rad1 b4 19. Qe2 Rc3 $6 (19... Bf6 {Xiong}) 20. Bf2 {Black's position is "very tough" - Xiong.} Bf6 21. Nb5 Rcc8 22. d6 $1 Rab8 $6 23. Nc7 $1 exd6 24. Nd5 Bd8 25. f4 Ng4 26. Bd4 Rb5 27. Qf3 Qf5 28. Rfe1 Bh4 29. Bb2 $2 (29. h3 $1 h5 $1 30. Ba1) 29... Bf2+ $6 ({Black would have been OK after } 29... Qc2 $1) 30. Kh1 Bh4 $2 ({After the dead calm} 30... Kf8 {it's not completely over yet, e.g.} 31. Ne7 Qh5 32. h3 Bxe1 33. Rxe1 Rcb8 34. Qxg4 Qxg4 35. hxg4 Re8 36. Bf6 Rb7) 31. g3 Nf2+ 32. Qxf2 Rxd5 33. gxh4 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Rc2 35. Qd4 f6 36. Rc1 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2020.01.12"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2747"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 (4... Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. dxc5 Bf6 {Duda,J (2758)-Predke,A (2676) Moscow 2019}) 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. a4 {N} (8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 c5 10. Rc1 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 O-O 13. d3 a5 14. e4 Nb6 {Lysyj,I (2630)-Fakhrutdinov,T (2460) Yaroslavl 2018}) 8... b4 9. Nb1 c5 10. d3 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. e4 a5 $2 {Artemiev called this "a big mistake" as this structure on the queenside is bad for Black in the endgame.} 13. Nb3 c4 14. dxc4 Nxe4 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Be3 {Eye-balling the b6-square, and indeed a5 is weak now.} O-O 17. Bb6 Ra8 18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. Kf1 Nf6 20. Rac1 Bd8 21. Bxd8 Nxd8 22. Ne5 Kf8 23. Rd6 Ra7 24. Rcd1 Nc6 25. f4 Ba8 26. Bf3 Nxe5 27. fxe5 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Ne8 29. R6d4 Ke7 30. Ke2 g6 31. c5 Ng7 32. Rd6 Nf5 33. Rb6 f6 34. f4 g5 35. exf6+ Kxf6 36. fxg5+ Kxg5 37. Rxe6 Rf7 38. Re4 Rc6 39. Rg1+ Kh5 40. Re5 Kh4 41. Rf1 Rcf6 42. Rf3 Kg4 43. h3+ Kh4 44. Re4+ Kg5 45. Rg4+ Kh5 46. Kd2 Rd7+ 47. Rd3 Re7 48. Rd5 Kh6 49. Rf4 Kg6 50. Nxa5 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel GpB"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2020.01.12"] [Round "2.6"] [White "Mamedov, Rauf"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2673"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. h4 (9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nc3 f5 13. Bf1 e4 14. Nd4 Bc5 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. axb3 Qb6 {Aronian,L (2775)-Amin,B (2683) Moscow 2019}) 9... h6 10. Qh5 Qf6 11. Ne4 Qe6 12. b3 g6 13. Qe2 f5 14. Ng3 {N} (14. Nec3 Bg7 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. f3 Be6 17. Bb2 O-O 18. Nc3 Qd6 19. O-O-O Rae8 {Poetsch,H (2481)-Eichler,C (2304) Schwarzach 2017}) 14... e4 $6 ({After something like} 14... Bg7 15. Bb2 Nf4 16. Qf1 O-O {Black has good compensation.}) 15. Bb2 $1 Nf4 16. Bc4 $1 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qxc4 18. bxc4 Rg8 19. Be5 $1 g5 $6 ({Not possible is} 19... Nxg2+ $2 20. Kf1) ({but} 19... Bg7 $1 20. Bxg7 Rxg7 {is about equal.} ) 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Nh5 $1 {Quite unpleasant. White gets rid of Black's only active piece and will remain a pawn up.} Nxh5 22. Rxh5 Rg6 23. Nc3 Re6 24. Bd4 Ba6 25. g4 fxg4 26. Rxg5 O-O-O 27. Be3 Bb4 28. Rxg4 Bxc3 29. dxc3 Bxc4 30. Bxa7 Rh6 31. Rg1 Rhd6 32. Bd4 Rd5 33. a4 R8d7 34. Rb1 Ra5 35. Rg6 c5 36. Be5 Rb7 37. Rc6+ Kd7 38. Rd6+ Kc8 39. Rbd1 Rh7 40. Rd8+ Kb7 41. Rb1+ Ka6 42. Kd2 Rxa4 43. Bd6 Rb7 44. Ra8+ Ra7 45. Rc8 Rd7 46. Rc6+ Ka7 47. Ke3 Rb7 48. Bxc5+ Kb8 49. Rxb7+ Kxb7 50. Rb6+ Kc7 51. Rb4 $1 (51. Rb4 {A killer of a final move. Black is forced to take, when White's connected passers will decide:} Rxb4 52. cxb4) 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.01.13"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Nge2 Nd7 ({Two years back Artemiev defended differently against Sutovsky:} 7... Bg4 8. Bg5 Qb6 9. c5 Qc7 10. f3 Bf5 11. Ng3 f6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. exf6 Qxf4 14. Nce2 Qh6 { with a comfortable position for the second player, Sutovsky,E (2647)-Artemiev, V (2704) Poikovsky 2018}) 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Bg5 {This move came as a surprise for Black, who spent almost an hour on his next four moves!} Qb6 10. Rc1 {Another move that caused deep thought by the Russian GM.} dxc4 ({Playing a risky move like} 10... Qxb2 {while facing heavy computer prep is borderline suicide.}) 11. Bxc4 {Firouzja plays quite the opposite way: he practically blitzes his move.} Nf5 ({The computer suggests} 11... Qb4 {assuming that White will trade off the queens:} 12. Qb3 {but this scenario is not very likely.}) ({Here} 11... Qxb2 12. Bb3 {is even more dangerous for Black.}) 12. O-O {The first quarter-of-hour on the clock for White. The interesting thing is that this has already been played...} Be7 ({White's pawn structure would become ugly in case of} 12... Nxg3 13. Na4 ({Also possible is} 13. fxg3 Nxe5 $2 14. Na4) 13... Qc7 14. fxg3 {However, it is doubtful if the black king will live to see the day when these weaknesses will be used:} Nb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Qb3 {The major threats are Bc4xe6 and d4-d5! Black is in trouble.}) 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Qd2 Qd8 {N A novelty. However, Black's position is already highly suspicious. His king is stuck in the center and can be attacked by both sides.} ({This whole line has already been played by the very same Sutovsky! That game went} 15... Rhd8 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Qg5+ Kf8 18. Qxh5 Kg8 19. Rfd1 Nb6 20. Nc5 Nxc4 21. Rxc4 Rd5 22. Qg5 {with advantage for White, Sutovsky,E (2673) -Muzychuk,M (2540) Gibraltar 2018}) ({Perhaps the lesser evil was} 15... Kf8) 16. Nd1 $1 {A nice maneuver. The knight on e3 will support the f-pawn advance.} ({There was another way to attack, as suggested by the evil machine:} 16. Qf4 $5 Nb6 17. d5 $1 {Breakthrough!} cxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5+ Qxd5 20. Rfd1 Qa5 21. b4 Qb6 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. Rd6 {with total domination and a win!}) 16... Nb6 17. Ne3 {"I am just much better I think," said Firouzja about this position.} Kf8 {Artemiev is trying to hide his king as much as he can, but in doing so he allows the opening of the game.} ({More resilient would have been} 17... Be4 18. f3 Bg6 ({Rather than} 18... Bd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5+ Qxd5 21. Qb4+ { where White wins material.})) 18. Nxf5 exf5 ({There is no time to destroy the strong bishop:} 18... Nxc4 19. Qb4+ $1) 19. Bb3 Qxh4 20. Rfe1 {The threat is stronger than the execution...} (20. e6 $5 {at once would have been great too.} ) 20... Rh6 ({After:} 20... Qe7 21. e6 f6 {White can open a third front on the queenside:} 22. a4 $1) 21. e6 $1 {An open file and a diagonal, that is all the Iranian GM needs for a decisive attack.} fxe6 22. Bxe6 Re8 {A sad necessity. Black needs to give back the pawn.} ({These two short lines prove how strong White's attack is:} 22... Qf6 23. Re5 $1) ({And} 22... Rf6 23. Qb4+ $1 { win on the spot.}) 23. Bxf5 Rxe1+ ({If:} 23... Rd6 24. Qa5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxd4 26. Qxa7 {would let the white queen in via a different route.}) 24. Rxe1 Qd8 25. Qd3 {Black's position is in ruins. Firouzja quickly creates decisive threats.} Kf7 26. Qf3 $1 {A cruel ambush.} Qf6 ({There is no safe shelter for the monarch:} 26... Kg8 27. Be6+ Kh7 28. Qf5+ Kh8 29. Bf7) 27. Qb3+ Kf8 28. Qa3+ Qd6 29. Qe3 ({Or even better:} 29. Qf3 Qf6 30. Qf4 $1) 29... Qd8 30. Qe4 Rf6 ({Black would be happy to cement the position with his knight:} 30... Nd5 31. Bg6 Nf6 {The problem is that after} 32. Qf5 {he can barely move.}) 31. Bg6 Kg8 32. Qh4 Qd5 33. Re8+ Rf8 34. Qe7 {All perfect, the end is close.} Nd7 35. Bc2 $1 {The decisive reinforcement. It was only the magic number forty that kept Artemiev still in the game for a while.} Qxd4 36. Rxf8+ {In a situation where "many roads lead to Rome" one needs to concentrate and calculate one of them thoroughly.} (36. Qe6+ {A beautiful and convincing win would have been} Kh8 37. Qf5 $1) 36... Nxf8 37. Bb3+ Kh7 38. Qxf8 Qxb2 39. Bg8+ ({Better was to centralize the queen with} 39. Qg8+ Kh6 40. Qh8+ Kg6 41. Qe8+ Kh6 42. Qe3+) 39... Kh6 40. Qf4+ g5 41. Qd6+ {Time-trouble is over. Firouzja improves his troops and wraps up the game.} Kg7 42. Bb3 Qa1+ 43. Kh2 Qf6 44. Qxf6+ Kxf6 45. Kg3 b5 46. Bd1 h4+ 47. Kg4 c5 48. f4 gxf4 49. Kxf4 Ke6 ({The last chance to play for "a wrong corner" with} 49... h3 50. gxh3 c4 51. Ke4 b4 52. Kd4 b3 { is refuted by} 53. Bxb3 $1 {which keeps the future queen alive.}) 50. Kg4 a5 51. Kxh4 a4 52. g4 c4 53. g5 a3 54. Be2 Kf5 55. Kh5 Ke4 56. g6 c3 57. Bd1 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.13"] [Round "3.6"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2683"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:07]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:00: 14]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 6. Bb3 { [%emt 0:00:11]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 7. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:36]} g6 { [%emt 0:00:11]} 10. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 11. b3 {[%emt 0: 00:13]} cxb3 {[%emt 0:05:23]} 12. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:22]} 13. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. bxc4 Be6 15. Qe2 Qc5 16. Ra4 Na5 17. d4 Qc7 18. Bd3 Rac8 {Piorun,K (2633)-Wojtaszek,R (2750) Warsaw 2018}) 13... Bg4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 14. h3 {[%emt 0:07:30]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 15. Qxf3 { [%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 16. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qd7 $6 {[%emt 0: 18:23] "Not so good, even though many people play it" - Van Foreest.} (16... Qd5 {Lutz,C-Khalifman,A Wijk aan Zee NED 1995}) 17. Rd1 {[%emt 0:04:06]} a6 { [%emt 0:14:13]} 18. d5 $1 {[%emt 0:03:36] It's important for White to have this move.} (18. Na3 exd4) 18... Nb4 $5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 19. Na3 {[%emt 0:05: 22]} Nxc2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 20. Nxc2 {[%emt 0:00:09] It wasn't a problem to lose this bishop. It's the pawn majority on the queenside that will count.} Rac8 {[%emt 0:11:53]} 21. c4 {[%emt 0:17:10]} f5 {[%emt 0:07:52] N} ({ Predecessor:} 21... e4 22. Qxe4 Rfe8 23. Qf4 Be5 24. Qd2 Bxa1 25. Nxa1 Qd6 26. Bb2 Nd7 27. Nc2 Re4 28. Ne3 b6 29. Qc3 f6 30. b4 Ne5 31. Qc2 Rxe3 {1/2-1/2 (31) Tarmak,M (2060)-Kele,K (2012) LSS email 2013}) 22. Ba3 {[%emt 0:07:02]} Rf7 { [%emt 0:05:22]} 23. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 24. c5 {[%emt 0: 02:33]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 25. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 26. Qc4 {[%emt 0:04:26]} Na7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 27. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:34] It's clear that Dubov hasn't been able to find the right way to meet White's simple plan of pushing his pawns.} f4 {[%emt 0:11:47]} 28. Ne6 {[%emt 0:08:16]} Nb5 { [%emt 0:01:15]} 29. Bb4 {[%emt 0:03:40]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 30. Ng5 {[%emt 0: 02:21]} exf2+ {[%emt 0:01:08]} 31. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:04:46]} 32. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:01:30] Essentially it's over and Van Foreest only needs to make sure he doesn't make a mistake.} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. c6 $5 {[%emt 0: 12:12]} (33. Qc2 {was fine too.}) 33... Kxf7 {[%emt 0:06:39]} 34. cxb7 { [%emt 0:06:01]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 35. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Qe5 {[%emt 0: 00:45]} 36. cxb5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Qb2+ {[%emt 0:04:41]} 37. Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:45] } Be5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 38. d6 {[%emt 0:02:54]} f3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 39. gxf3 { [%emt 0:00:19]} Qb3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 40. Ke2 {[%emt 0:05:22]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:02: 19]} 41. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:02:29]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 42. b8=Q {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bf4+ {[%emt 0:12:49]} 43. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:02:35]} 44. Kc2 { [%emt 0:01:06]} Qa2+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 45. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Be5+ {[%emt 0: 00:06]} 46. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 47. Ke2 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.13"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2768"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00: 08]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (6. O-O Bd6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Be7 11. Bg3 Nd7 12. Nd2 O-O {Firouzja,A (2723)-Wang,H (2756) Moscow 2019}) 6... Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (6... Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 f6 11. Nf3 Nf8 12. Nd2 Qd7 {Anand,V (2756)-Giri,A (2779) Amsterdam 2019}) 7. Nc4 { [%emt 0:01:23]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:03:30]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:27] N} (8... O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bf8 12. Re1 Nb6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. h3 Be6 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-So,W (2760) Kolkata 2019}) 9. Na5 $1 {[%emt 0: 05:13] An excellent square for the knight actually.} Bd6 {[%emt 0:06:31]} 10. b4 {[%emt 0:04:31]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 11. a3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} O-O {[%emt 0: 01:13]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:03:58]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:04:17]} b6 {[%emt 0:05:25]} 14. Nc4 {[%emt 0:06:23]} Be7 {[%emt 0:07:17]} 15. d4 { [%emt 0:10:24]} exd4 {[%emt 0:27:19]} (15... Bb7) 16. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 17. axb4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 18. Bd2 { [%emt 0:19:01]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:11:56]} 19. d5 {[%emt 0:12:25]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:37] } 20. exf5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:06:16]} 21. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:14:04]} (21... Qd3 {Giri couldn't have timed his draw offer better. After} 22. Ne5 Qe4 23. Bc3 Nc6 (23... Bxf5 24. Qb3 {already loses material}) 24. Nxc6 Qxc6 25. Rc1 {Black has quite an unpleasant position.}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.13"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Rc1 dxc4 (10... Qxb2 {doesn't yield much.} 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Nb6 14. Qd3 Ned5 15. O-O Nxc3 (15... Qa3 16. Rfd1 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Qxa2 18. Rb3 Qa6 19. Qxa6 bxa6 20. Ra1 Nd5 21. Rb7 c5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Ne4 Bb4 24. Nd6+ Bxd6 25. exd6 O-O 26. Rxa6 Nf6 27. Raxa7 Rxa7 28. Rxa7 Rd8 29. Ra5 { 1/2-1/2 (29) Perunovic,M (2569)-Donchenko,A (2631) Barcelona 2019}) 16. Rxc3 Qxa2 {Black is up two pawns but White has sufficient compensation in his development.} 17. f4 Nd5 18. Rb3 Qa6 19. Qb1 $14 {and f5 is coming.}) 11. Bxc4 Nf5 (11... Qb4 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. Bxb3 a5 $14) (11... Qxb2 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O-O 14. Rb1 Qa3 15. Qc2 Kb8 16. Nce4 Nb6 $14) (11... O-O-O 12. Na4 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. O-O $14) 12. O-O Be7 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 $16 {Black's poorly placed king is the issue.} 15. Qd2 Qd8 (15... Rhd8 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Qg5+ Kf8 18. Qxh5 Kg8 $16 {1-0 (42) Sutovsky,E (2673)-Muzychuk,M (2540) Caleta 2018} ) 16. Nd1 Nb6 17. Ne3 Kf8 (17... Bg6 18. f4 $16) (17... g6 18. Nxf5+ gxf5 $16 { are better options.}) 18. Nxf5 exf5 19. Bb3 Qxh4 20. Rfe1 Rh6 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bxe6 Re8 23. Bxf5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qd8 25. Qd3 $18 {White is clearly winning} Kf7 26. Qf3 Qf6 27. Qb3+ Kf8 28. Qa3+ Qd6 29. Qe3 Qd8 30. Qe4 Rf6 31. Bg6 Kg8 32. Qh4 Qd5 33. Re8+ Rf8 34. Qe7 Nd7 35. Bc2 Qxd4 36. Rxf8+ Nxf8 37. Bb3+ Kh7 38. Qxf8 Qxb2 39. Bg8+ Kh6 40. Qf4+ g5 41. Qd6+ Kg7 42. Bb3 Qa1+ 43. Kh2 Qf6 44. Qxf6+ Kxf6 45. Kg3 b5 46. Bd1 h4+ 47. Kg4 c5 48. f4 gxf4 49. Kxf4 Ke6 50. Kg4 a5 51. Kxh4 a4 52. g4 c4 53. g5 a3 54. Be2 Kf5 55. Kh5 Ke4 56. g6 c3 57. Bd1 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C92"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 c4 $6 {C92: Closed Ruy Lopez: 9...Be6, Karpov and Flohr-Zaitsev Variations} (16... Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Bb2 Nc5 $11 23. Re3 (23. Nxb5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qb8 $11 {Black has nice tactics working for him.}) 23... Qa5 24. Kh2 b4 25. N4b3 Qa4 26. axb4 Qxb4 27. Nxc5 dxc5 {0-1 (41) Huschenbeth,N (2624)-Bu,X (2721) Douglas 2019}) 17. Nd4 Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Qb6 18. N2f3 Nd7 19. a5 Qc7 20. Qd2 Qc5 21. Qc3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Nf5 Kh7 24. Be3 {1-0 (43) Kotenko,P (2394)-Garifullina,L (2132) Taganrog 2019}) 18. axb5 {Nc6 is the strong threat.} axb5 {White is better.} 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Nxb5 Qb8 21. Na3 Nd3 {[#]} 22. Re3 $1 (22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Re3 $14 {is not as effective.}) 22... Nxc1 23. Qxc1 g6 24. Naxc4 Bg7 25. Ra3 Qc7 26. b4 Bb7 27. Bd3 Rb8 28. Qd1 Bc8 29. Qa4 Ne5 30. Nxe5 Qc1+ $2 (30... dxe5 31. Nc4 Bf8) 31. Bf1 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Bxe5 32. Nc4 Bd4 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Rf3 f6 35. Qe7+ {[#] Double Attack} Kg8 36. Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D94"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2765"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 e6 7. Rc1 Nbd7 { 5 D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 e3} (7... b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. b4 c6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. a4 Rab8 15. Be1 Ba8 {1/2-1/2 (39) Bu,X (2718)-Li,C (2725) Ningbo 2018}) 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 a6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qe7 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 (62) Taimanov,M-Uhlmann,W Leningrad 1973}) 13. a4 Qe7 14. Be1 Rfd8 15. b3 cxd4 16. exd4 Qd6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nge4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Qe7 20. f3 Nf6 21. Bh4 Rd7 {The position is equal.} (21... g5 {keeps more tension.} 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bf2 Qf8 24. Qd2 Rac8) 22. d5 exd5 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 $11 {Endgame KRR-KRR} Re3 28. h4 h5 29. b4 Ra3 30. a5 Ra4 31. Rc4 Rb8 32. axb6 Rxb6 33. Rdd4 Kg7 {Accuracy: White = 80%, Black = 67%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Challengers 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"] [Black "Warmerdam, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2498"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. h4 Qc7 15. Bh3 Nc4 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Ng1 Bd8 18. Bc1 Ba5 19. Nd5 Nb6 20. Qe2 g6 $6 { weakening the kingside like this is certainly reckless.} (20... Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Qc7 22. Rd1 $11 {Black is doing quite well in this line.}) 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. gxf6 Na4 23. Rd3 Bd8 24. Rf3 Qb5 $2 (24... h5 {stopping White from getting h4-h5 in.} 25. Qd2 Qc6 26. Ne2 Qxe4 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Rg1 Rxf6 $16) 25. Qxb5 ( 25. h5 Qxe2 26. Nxe2 Bxh3 27. Rhxh3 $18) 25... axb5 26. Bh6 Nc5 27. h5 g5 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Rc3 b4 31. Rc4 Ba5 32. Nf3 h6 33. Rd1 b5 34. Rxc5 Rxc5 35. Rxd6 Kf7 36. Rd7+ Kxf6 37. Rh7 g4 38. Rxh6+ Ke7 39. Rh7+ Kf6 40. Rh6+ Ke7 41. Ng5 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Challengers 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2673"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "206"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Be2 g6 6. O-O {B53: Sicilian: 2... d6: Lines with Qxd4} (6. h3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 Be6 9. Qe3 Qc8 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Nd4 Qc5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 {0-1 (58) Anand,V (2757)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2773) Kolkata 2019}) 6... Bg7 7. Qe3 O-O 8. h3 Nbd7 9. c4 b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rd1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Rb1 Nc5 12. Nd2 e6 {0-1 (39) Mazi,L (2336) -Shevchenko,K (2537) Trieste 2017}) 11... Nc5 12. e5 Nfe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qa3 Qc8 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Rac1 Qe6 17. exd6 Rxd6 18. Re1 Qf6 19. b4 h6 (19... Nc3 $11 20. Bf1 ( 20. Bg5 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Qf5 $17) 20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rd7) 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 Rdd8 22. Nh2 h5 23. Bf3 Bc6 24. Nf1 {With the idea Rc4.} Rdc8 25. Rc4 Nc3 26. Rf4 $36 {White is really pushing.} Qe6 27. Bd2 $1 {[#] Discovered Attack} Qxa2 28. Qxa2 Nxa2 29. Rxe7 a5 30. Rfxf7 Bf8 31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Ra7 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 Rxc5 34. Bxa5 Nc3 35. Ne3 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Nf4 {next ... Rc1+ is good for Black.} 37. Bd2 Rb5 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Rb1+.} 38. Ra1 Bg7 39. Rd1 Rb2 40. Nc4 Rc2 41. Nd6 Nd3 {Threatening ...Nb2.} 42. Ne4 Nc5 43. Ng5 {aiming for Be3.} Bf6 44. Be3 {Strongly threatening Rd6.} Bxg5 45. Bxg5 $16 {Endgame KRB-KRN} Ne6 46. Be3 Rc7 47. Ke2 Kf7 48. Kf3 Rb7 49. Ra1 Kf6 50. Ra6 Rb4 51. g3 Rc4 52. Rb6 Kf7 53. Rd6 Ke7 54. Ra6 (54. Rd5 {seems wilder.} Rb4 55. h4 Ra4 56. Bd2 Nd4+ 57. Ke3) 54... Kf6 $1 55. Ke2 Kf7 56. Kd3 Rc7 57. Rb6 Ra7 58. Rb4 Re7 59. Rb5 Rd7+ 60. Ke4 Re7 61. Kf3 Rc7 62. Rb4 Re7 63. g4 hxg4+ 64. hxg4 Re8 65. Kg3 Re7 66. Ra4 Rc7 67. f4 Rc3 68. Kf3 Rc7 69. Ra2 Rc4 70. Rd2 Ke7 71. Rd1 Ra4 72. f5 gxf5 73. gxf5 Kf6 74. fxe6 Kxe6 $14 {KRB-KR} 75. Bf4 Ra3+ 76. Kg4 Ra6 77. Rd4 Rc6 78. Kf3 Ra6 79. Ke4 Ra1 80. Rd6+ Ke7 81. Rb6 Kd7 82. Be5 Re1+ 83. Kd5 Rd1+ 84. Bd4 Rd2 85. Rb7+ Kd8 86. Rh7 Rd1 87. Ke5 Kc8 88. Bc5 Rd7 89. Rh1 Rd2 90. Bd6 Kd7 91. Rh7+ Kc6 92. Rc7+ Kb5 93. Rc5+ Ka4 94. Rc1 Kb5 95. Bc5 Rh2 96. Bd4 Rh5+ 97. Kd6 Rh6+ 98. Kd5 Rh5+ 99. Be5 Rg5 100. Rb1+ Ka5 101. Rb3 Rh5 102. Rb7 Rg5 103. Rg7 ({White should try} 103. Rb8 $16) 103... Rxg7 {Accuracy: White = 63%, Black = 68%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.12"] [Round "2.7"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Bb3 Be6 9. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:05] C4: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} (9. Nf1 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 11. Qc2 Qd7 12. b4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bxb4 14. cxb4 Nxb4 15. Qc4 Nd3+ 16. Ke2 Rfd8 {1-0 (65) Savchenko,B (2577)-Kramnik,V (2753) Moscow 2019}) 9... d5 10. Ng5 dxe4 $146 (10... Nxe4 $11 11. Ndxe4 dxe4) ({Predecessor:} 10... Nxe4 11. Ndxe4 dxe4 12. O-O e3 13. Nxh7 exf2+ 14. Kh2 Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. d4 f5 17. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 (61) Claridge,J-Marcotulli,G (1958) ICCF email 2002}) 11. Nxe6 $14 {White is slightly better.} fxe6 12. dxe4 Bxf2+ $5 {A bold decision exploiting the fact that White has delayed castling but a dangerous decision nevertheless.} 13. Kxf2 Ng4+ $1 {Both sides played very accurate moves from here on and at one point practically White did seem to be in trouble.} (13... Nxe4+ 14. Kg1 Ng3 15. Qg4 Nxh1 16. Nf3 Ng3 17. Qxg3 $18 {White simply has a much superior position with those beautifully placed bishops on c1 and c2.}) 14. Kg1 Ne3 15. Qe2 Nxc2 16. Rb1 N6d4 17. cxd4 Qxd4+ 18. Kh2 Rf2 $1 19. Qg4 {Threatens to win with Nf3.} Ne3 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Rg1 { Hoping for Nf3.} Qd3 {( -> ...Qe2)} 22. Qxe5 Raf8 $2 {The breaking point. Although piling up the tension on f-file seems natural but this is decisive mistake.} (22... Nxg2 $1 {is the right move} 23. Kh1 (23. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qe2+ 25. Kg1 Qe3+ 26. Kg2 Qe2+ 27. Kh1 Qe1+ 28. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 23... Raf8 24. Qc3 Qe2 25. Qg3 R8f7 $11) 23. Qg3 ({Less strong is} 23. Qxc7 Nxg2 24. Qg3 (24. Rxg2 $2 Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qe2+ 26. Kg3 Qe3+ 27. Kg4 h5+ {Decoy} 28. Kxh5 Qxh3+ 29. Kg5 Rf2 $19) 24... Nf4+ 25. Kh1 Qxg3 $14) (23. Qg5 $1 $18 h6 24. Qg3 Qe2 25. b3 Rxg2+ 26. Rxg2 Nxg2 27. Bb2) 23... Qe2 $2 {[#]} (23... R8f6 $16) 24. b4 $1 $18 Rxg2+ 25. Rxg2 Nxg2 26. Qg4 {Black simply has no way to press anymore and is just a piece down. Anand resigned in this position.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2872"] [Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 {The last time Van Foreest played this line was in 2015.} d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Nc3 ({The aforementioned game of the young Dutchman went} 10. O-O Nf4 ({ And a more recent top-GM game saw White successfully repelling the opponent's attacking attempts with} 10... O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nc3 f5 13. Bf1 e4 14. Nd4 Bc5 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. axb3 Qb6 17. Re2 Bd4 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. d3 Bb7 20. dxe4 dxe4 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 {Aronian,L (2775)-Amin,B (2683) Moscow 2019}) 11. Nc3 Nxd3 12. cxd3 O-O 13. Ne4 c5 14. b3 Nc6 15. Ba3 Nb4 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. Re1 { with compensation for the pawn in Van Foreest,J (2519)-Erwich,F (2358) Vlissingen 2015}) 10... O-O 11. Be2 Nf4 12. O-O {White's play seems very slow, but as long as his king is in safety he can afford playing like this.} Bg4 13. d3 Nxe2+ {The bishop was an important defender.} 14. Qxe2 f5 {Now the pin along the h5-d1 diagonal looks scary and Carlsen wants to open all the files with e5-e4.} 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 $1 {N A strong novelty! Apparently, Van Foreest did a very thorough preparation for the tournament.} ({An earlier games saw White doing well after} 16. Qe3 Qe7 ({However, a better option for the second player would have been} 16... Qf6 $5 17. Re1 Rae8 {planning the central break e5-e4!}) 17. Qg5 Qf7 18. Nd2 h6 19. Qh4 f4 20. f3 c5 21. Qf2 Rac8 22. Nde4 { Varga,Z (2459)-Halkias,S (2544) Palic 2014}) 16... fxg4 ({Black cannot ignore the advance as} 16... Bg6 17. Nxe5 Re8 18. f4 {would stabilize the position in the center and lead to an edge for White.}) 17. Ng5 {The point behind Van Foreest's operation. A strong blockading knight will a secure stable kingside for White and will keep the black bishops away from his king.} Qd7 (17... Qe8 18. hxg4 {is good for White.}) 18. Nce4 $1 {Another strong maneuver. The knight is heading to g3.} Be7 ({If Black tries to bring his knight into the game with} 18... Nb7 {then} 19. Ng3 g6 20. Nxh5 gxh5 21. hxg4 hxg4 22. Kg2 $1 { would switch the attacking balance towards the kingside.}) ({Carlsen also does not have time for} 18... h6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. hxg4) 19. Ng3 Bg6 20. Qxg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 {The novelty worked perfectly for White. He enters the endgame as a clear favorite.} c5 {One idea is to trade the isolated pawn. Another, to bring the knight back into the game.} 22. N5e4 ({Also interesting for White was the following play:} 22. Ne6 Rf6 23. Nc7 Rd8 24. Bg5 Rf7 25. Ne6) 22... Nc6 23. Be3 Nd4 24. Rac1 ({The alternative was} 24. c3 Ne6 ({Nothing changes} 24... Nc2 25. Rad1 Nxe3 26. fxe3) 25. Rad1 {with an edge for the first player.}) 24... Rac8 { This prepares the c5-c4 advance.} ({There was also} 24... a5 25. Kg2 Rfb8 26. b3 a4 {to open files for the rooks on the queenside. However, White can easily consolidate:} 27. f3 axb3 28. axb3 Ra2 29. Rf2 Rf8 {and even though Black is active it is still White who can fight for something.}) 25. Kg2 {A useful move. White is stepping out of the possible knight forks.} ({Here it made sense to block the pawn with} 25. Nd2 $1 Bf7 26. Kg2 {Then} ({After} 26. b3 $5 {Black can generate counter-play with} Bd5 27. Kh2 Rc6) 26... c4 {can be met with} 27. dxc4 Bxc4 28. Nxc4 Rxc4 29. b3 Rxc2 30. Nf5 {with favorable complications for White.}) 25... c4 $1 {A move with lots of merits. It opens files and diagonals for the black pieces, softens the position of the blocking knight on e4 and trades a possible weak pawn.} 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. f3 Rc6 ({A bit more accurate was} 27... Rc7 28. b3 Ba3 {So that} 29. dxc4 {can be met with} Bxc1 30. Rxc1 Rcf7) 28. b3 Ba3 29. Rce1 {Now Black is fine.} ({According to the computer, the only way to fight for the advantage was connected with the exchange sacrifice after} 29. dxc4 $1 Bxc1 30. Rxc1 Rc7 31. Rd1 Rcf7 32. Rd3 {and then White can start advancing his queenside pawns.}) 29... cxd3 30. cxd3 a5 $1 { The same policy as before. The a-pawn will be traded, thus creating a weakness in White's camp.} 31. Rf2 Bc1 {Now it is the world champion who is pressing. In the endgame the bishop pair often compensates with interest an extra pawn for the opponent.} 32. Nd2 $1 {A clever decision! White found a way to swap one of the black bishops and liquidate into a draw endgame.} Bxd3 33. Nc4 Bf4 34. Ne5 Rc3 ({Or} 34... Bxe5 35. Rxe5 a4 36. bxa4 {with a draw.}) 35. Nxd3 Rxd3 36. Nf5 g6 37. Re4 Bg5 38. Ne7+ ({A bit more accurate was} 38. Nxd4 Be3 39. Ne6 Bxf2 40. Nxf8 Rd2 41. Ne6 Rxa2 42. Ra4 $1) 38... Kh8 39. Nc6 Be3 40. Re2 Rd1 41. Nxa5 Rg1+ 42. Kh2 Rc1 {Carlsen forces a draw.} ({As} 42... Rxf3 $4 { is obviously impossible} 43. R4xe3) 43. Kg2 Rg1+ 44. Kh2 Rc1 45. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.4"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D27"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2723"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} dxc4 { [%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00: 11]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 5. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. O-O { [%emt 0:00:08]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. b3 {[%emt 0:01:53]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:30] } 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O { [%emt 0:00:21]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. Nd2 {[%emt 0: 00:24]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (12. Nc4 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nd5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. Qe2 b4 {Esipenko,A (2642)-Firouzja, A (2723) Moscow 2019}) 12... Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 13. N4f3 {[%emt 0:02:36] N} ( 13. Nc4 b5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxd8 Rcxd8 16. Ne5 Be4 17. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Rd8 19. Kf1 h6 20. a4 bxa4 21. bxa4 Bb7 {1/2-1/2 Cusicanqui,M (2405)-Morley,P (2368) ICCF email 2017}) 13... b5 {[%emt 0:17:51]} 14. a3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 15. Rc2 {[%emt 0:04:40]} e5 {[%emt 0:15:47]} 16. Bd3 {[%emt 0: 13:18]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:07:38]} 17. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:04:02]} 18. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Na7 {[%emt 0:08:31]} 19. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:13:55]} Rxc8 { [%emt 0:02:18]} 20. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:01:37]} Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. h3 { [%emt 0:03:19]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 22. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qd8 {[%emt 0: 00:14]} 23. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 24. Bc2 {[%emt 0:07:09]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:04:45]} 25. Qd3 {[%emt 0:09:35]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 26. Bxd3 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} g6 {[%emt 0:06:15] } 28. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:03:44]} ({So suggested} 28... f6 { ands 29...Kf7.}) 29. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 30. Bc2 { [%emt 0:00:42]} e4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} ({Also here} 30... f6 {looks better.}) 31. b4 {[%emt 0:05:42]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 32. Bc3 $1 {[%emt 0:01:06] So thought his opponent missed this move. The knight is trapped, and Black will have to lose a pawn.} Kf8 {[%emt 0:15:13]} 33. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:23]} f5 { [%emt 0:03:44]} 34. Ke2 {[%emt 0:14:54]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:06:43]} (34... h5 $5) 35. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:04:10]} exd3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 36. Kxd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf7 { [%emt 0:01:16]} 37. e4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 38. hxg4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 39. Kd4 {[%emt 0:10:11]} Bb6+ {[%emt 0:01: 15]} 40. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bxf2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 41. Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 42. Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:05:25]} 43. Kxa6 { [%emt 0:00:38]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 44. e5 {[%emt 0:05:21]} Be3 {[%emt 0:01: 34]} 45. e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 46. a4 {[%emt 0:13:44]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 47. Be5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.7"] [White "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E51"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e6 {[%emt 0: 00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:19]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 6. e3 { [%emt 0:00:58]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 7. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:13]} (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. O-O c5 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Ng4 Nd7 {Wei,Y (2725)-Karjakin,S (2754) Jerusalem 2019}) 7... Ba6 {[%emt 0:06:37]} 8. Qa4 {[%emt 0:22:06]} c5 { [%emt 0:09:33]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:11:09]} Bxf1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 10. Rxf1 { [%emt 0:01:39]} exd5 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 11. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0: 14:05] N} (11... a6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qb6 16. Ne5 Qe6 {Wang,Y (2699)-Bluebaum,M (2642) Dortmund 2017}) 12. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00: 25]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:09:22]} 13. Kf1 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 14. Qa6 {[%emt 0:10:29]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:07:19]} 15. Ne2 {[%emt 0:11:17]} Bxd2 { [%emt 0:01:31]} 16. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:15:59]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0: 03:46]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 18. Nf3 {[%emt 0:07:59]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 19. Ne5 {[%emt 0:08:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 20. Kg1 {[%emt 0:05:42]} Ne6 { [%emt 0:00:19]} 21. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 22. Qb5 { [%emt 0:02:35]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 23. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00: 02] Here Kovalev offered a draw.} 24. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:22] } 25. Qf5 {[%emt 0:03:15]} Rca8 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 26. Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Ra1 { [%emt 0:00:26]} 27. Rcd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:06:27]} 28. exd4 { [%emt 0:00:10]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:04:45]} 29. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0: 00:15]} 30. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:51] Risky in time trouble, according to Artemiev.} ({Safer was} 30... Qd8 {to prepare 31...g6.} 31. Ra1) 31. g4 {[%emt 0:04:26]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 32. h4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qb3 { [%emt 0:01:52]} 33. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 34. g5 {[%emt 0: 01:48]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 35. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} ({ Actually Black was still fine if he had played} 35... b4 $1 36. gxf6 bxc3 37. bxc3 (37. Ng5 $2 g6) 37... Qxc3) 36. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 37. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 38. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05] Now it's getting tricky for Black.} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 39. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rd8 $2 {[%emt 0:00:31] This allows a nice combination.} ({Better was} 39... Ra8 {but White keeps all the chances after e.g.} 40. Re1) 40. Rxe6 $1 {[%emt 0:00: 13]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 41. Ne5 {[%emt 0:07:40] Taking on g6 was more or less the same.} Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 42. Qxg6+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kh8 {[%emt 0: 00:02]} 43. Qh6+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:12] Black cannot move the rook because of Qh8+ followed by Qh7+ and if he protects it with his queen, he will lose the e6-pawn with check after the trade.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E39"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2822"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} e6 {[%emt 0: 00:09]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:12]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:35]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 6. dxc5 { [%emt 0:01:02]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 7. g3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00: 53]} 8. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nce4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 10. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 11. e4 { [%emt 0:00:22]} (11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Qd3 d6 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Be3 b6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. cxb5 Rbc8 {Mamedyarov,S (2772)-Aronian,L (2772) Bucharest ROU 2019 }) 11... d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 12. e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 13. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 14. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} (14. Re1 Bd6 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Bf4 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Rb8 20. Ra5 Bd7 {Nakamura,H (2741)-Aronian,L (2772) Kolkata IND 2019}) 14... Nd7 {[%emt 0: 01:30]} 15. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 16. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04] } Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 17. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0: 00:04]} 20. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 21. c5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 22. c6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 23. Bf3 { [%emt 0:01:10] N} (23. Rd7 Rfd8 24. Re4 Rxd7 25. cxd7 Rd8 26. Ra4 Bb5 27. Rxa7 Kf8 28. Bf1 Bxd7 29. Rb7 e5 {Nakamura,H (2781)-Caruana,F (2799) London 2017}) 23... Rc7 {[%emt 0:16:12]} ({Caruana felt} 23... Rfd8 {should be the move but that he couldn't find a path to equality after} 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Re4 { but here Black has the difficult move} Bc8 $1 {as Xiong told Caruana after the game.}) 24. Rd4 {[%emt 0:14:56]} Re8 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 25. a4 {[%emt 0:18:40]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:05:31]} 26. Re1 {[%emt 0:09:58]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:08:59]} 27. a5 { [%emt 0:18:28]} bxa5 {[%emt 0:06:47]} 28. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:05: 10]} 29. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:11:33]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 30. Rb4 {[%emt 0:03:56]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 31. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 32. c4 {[%emt 0: 03:16]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:08:00] Caruana thought White was still pressing here so the next move came as a surprise to him:} 33. Rb7 $6 {[%emt 0:08:50]} Bxb7 { [%emt 0:00:41]} 34. cxb7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 35. c5 {[%emt 0: 00:03]} Rxb7 {[%emt 0:10:27]} ({Caruana considered the double-edged} 35... Rd4 36. c6 f6 {but felt that playing for a win here would be too risky.}) 36. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Challengers 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Warmerdam, Max"] [Black "Nihal Sarin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2498"] [BlackElo "2618"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 (4... cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Qf4 h6 8. h4 g6 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O Nge7 11. Ne2 Nf5 12. c3 {0-1 (58) Karjakin,S (2754)-Wei,Y (2725) Jerusalem 2019}) 5. dxc5 e6 6. Be3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} Nh6 7. c3 (7. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 8. Nc3 $11) 7... Nf5 8. Qd2 { White has an edge.} Bd7 9. Na3 Nxe3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... b6 10. cxb6 Bxa3 11. b7 Rb8 12. bxa3 Nxe3 {1/2-1/2 (43) Kurgansky,V (2426) -Efremov,A (2171) ICCF email 2009}) 10. Qxe3 b6 $1 11. cxb6 $1 Bxa3 12. b7 Rb8 13. bxa3 Rxb7 14. Ba6 Rb2 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qc1 O-O 17. Bd3 h6 18. c4 (18. a4 $14) 18... Rb8 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Rb1 Rxb1 21. Bxb1 Bg4 22. Qc2 {Threatens to win with Qh7+.} g6 23. Re1 (23. Qd2 $15) 23... Bxf3 $1 $17 24. gxf3 {[#]} Nxe5 $1 25. Rxe5 { And now Re1 would win.} Qxb1+ 26. Qxb1 Rxb1+ {Endgame KR-KR} 27. Kg2 {[#]} Rb5 $1 28. Re3 Kg7 29. Rb3 {[#]} Ra5 $1 30. f4 Kf6 31. Kf3 Kf5 32. Rd3 {[#]} d4 $1 33. h3 $2 (33. Rxd4 $17 Rxa3+ 34. Kg2) 33... Ra4 $19 34. Rb3 a6 35. Rd3 Rc4 { aiming for ...Rc3.} 36. Rd2 h5 37. h4 Rc3+ 38. Ke2 0-1 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Challengers 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Saduakassova, Dinara"] [Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2519"] [BlackElo "2636"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Rb8 8. Nfd2 e5 {5 E04: Open Catalan: Nf3} 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 {White is slightly better.} 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Nbd2 (12. Qe2 h5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Qf3 Rb6 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. h4 Nxe5 {1/2-1/2 (41) Grischuk,A (2759)-Ding, L (2811) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) 12... Bb4 13. b3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Qc2 h5 { 0-1 (23) Kim,Y (2360)-Matsenko,S (2533) Sturbridge 2018}) 13... h5 14. Qc2 h4 { aiming for ...Nxh2!} 15. Nf3 $1 {h3 is the strong threat.} hxg3 (15... Qd7 $11 16. h3 {is dangerous} hxg3 17. hxg4 Bd5 {and Black is doing well.}) 16. fxg3 $14 Bc5 17. h4 Rh5 18. Kg2 $1 g5 $5 19. e4 $2 (19. Nxg5 $2 {is a blunder} Qxg5 $1 20. Qe4 (20. Nd6+ $2 cxd6 21. e4 Qxe5 $19) 20... Bd5 $1 $19) (19. Rd1 $1 Qe7 (19... Qc8 20. Nxg5 Rxg5 21. hxg5 Bd5+ 22. Rxd5 cxd5 23. Na5 Nxe5 $18) 20. hxg5 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. e4 $11) (19. hxg5 Qd7 20. Nh4 Bd5+) 19... gxh4 $15 20. Nxh4 $2 (20. gxh4 Rxh4 21. Rd1 $17 (21. Nxh4 $2 Qxh4 22. Bf4 Nxe5 $19)) 20... Rxh4 $19 21. gxh4 Qxh4 {Hoping for ... Qh2+.} 22. Rh1 {[#]} Nh2 $1 23. Be3 (23. Rxh2 Qg4+ $19) 23... Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Bxc4 25. Rxh2 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 {[#]} Bd3 $1 0-1 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.4"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D27"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2723"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O {[%emt 0:00:07] D2: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4} 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Nd2 Nc6 {White has an edge.} 12. Rc1 ( 12. Nc4 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nd5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. Qe2 { 0-1 (40) Esipenko,A (2642) -Firouzja,A (2723) Moscow 2019}) 12... Rc8 13. N4f3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Nc4 b5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxd8 Rcxd8 16. Ne5 Be4 17. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Rd8 19. Kf1 h6 20. a4 bxa4 21. bxa4 Bb7 {1/2-1/2 (21) Cusicanqui,M (2405)-Morley,P (2368) ICCF email 2017}) 13... b5 14. a3 Qb6 15. Rc2 e5 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Bg4 18. Rfc1 Na7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rxc8+ Nxc8 21. h3 Bxf3 $1 22. Qxf3 Qd8 23. Qe2 Qd5 24. Bc2 Nd6 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. Bxd3 Nd7 27. g4 g6 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Bxe4 $14 {Endgame KBB-KBN} Nc5 30. Bc2 e4 31. b4 $16 Nd3 32. Bc3 Kf8 33. Kf1 f5 34. Ke2 Bd8 35. Bxd3 exd3+ 36. Kxd3 {gxf5 is the strong threat. KB-KB} Kf7 37. e4 fxg4 38. hxg4 g5 $2 {[#]} (38... h5 $16) 39. Kd4 $1 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Bb6+ 40. Kd5 Bxf2 41. Kc6 Ke6 42. Kb7 Kd7 43. Kxa6 Kc6 44. e5 Be3 45. e6 Bc1 {[#]} 46. a4 $1 bxa4 47. Be5 Kd5 {Accuracy: White = 95%, Black = 36%.} 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.7"] [White "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E51"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 O-O 5. Nf3 b6 6. e3 d5 7. Rc1 {E51: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5} Ba6 8. Qa4 c5 9. cxd5 {The position is equal.} Bxf1 10. Rxf1 exd5 11. Ke2 Nbd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... a6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 {1-0 (59) Wang,Y (2699) -Bluebaum,M (2642) Dortmund 2017}) 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Kf1 Rfc8 14. Qa6 Qe6 15. Ne2 {[#] And now Bxb4 would win.} Bxd2 16. Nxd2 Qf5 17. h3 Nf8 18. Nf3 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Kg1 Ne6 21. Rc2 Rab8 22. Qb5 a6 23. Qxa6 Ra8 24. Qd3 Rxa2 25. Qf5 Rca8 26. Nc3 Ra1 27. Rcd2 cxd4 28. exd4 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Re8 30. Nf3 (30. Ng4 { seems wilder.} Nxg4 31. hxg4 Nxd4 32. Qxd5 Ne6 33. Qb5) 30... Qc4 31. g4 h6 32. h4 {Black should prevent g5.} Qb3 33. Rd2 b5 {[#] aiming for ...b4.} 34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 Nh7 (35... b4 $11 36. gxf6 bxc3 37. bxc3 g6) 36. Nxd5 {Black must now prevent g6.} g6 37. Nf6+ Nxf6 38. Qxf6 {Strongly threatening d5.} Qd5 39. Re2 Rd8 $2 (39... Rf8 $14) 40. Rxe6 $18 fxe6 41. Ne5 {White threatens Qf7+ and mate.} Rf8 42. Qxg6+ Kh8 43. Qh6+ Kg8 44. Ng6 {Accuracy: White = 62%, Black = 50%.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Saduakassova, Dinara"] [Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2519"] [BlackElo "2636"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0: 00:08]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0: 00:20]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 8. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:06:42]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 9. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} bxc6 { [%emt 0:00:06]} 10. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 11. Nxc4 { [%emt 0:00:07]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 12. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:12:04]} (12. Qe2 h5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Qf3 Rb6 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. h4 Nxe5 17. Qf4 Ng6 {Grischuk,A (2759) -Ding,L (2811) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) 12... Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 13. b3 { [%emt 0:01:57]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 14. Qc2 {[%emt 0:18:09]} h4 {[%emt 0:04:11] } 15. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 16. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:21:12]} 17. h4 {[%emt 0:18:05] N} (17. Kh1 Qd7 18. Bd2 $2 {allowed} Bd5 19. e4 Qf5 $3 {and Black won in Kim,Y (2360)-Matsenko,S (2533) Sturbridge 2018 as} 20. exf5 {was impossible due to} Rxh2#) 17... Rh5 {[%emt 0:12:12]} 18. Kg2 {[%emt 0:04:41]} g5 {[%emt 0:04:04]} 19. e4 $2 {[%emt 0:03:16]} ({If she would have found} 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Na5 $1 {Saduakassova could have held the balance:} gxh4 (20... Rb6 21. b4 $1) 21. Nxc6 h3+ 22. Kh1 Bf5 $1 23. e4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf2+ 25. Kh2 Nxe4 26. Nxe7 Kxe7 27. Re1 Nf2 28. Bg5+ Kf8 29. Re2 Ng4+ 30. Kh1 Nf2+ 31. Kh2) 19... gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 20. Nxh4 $2 {[%emt 0:04:39] After this it's easy.} (20. Bf4) 20... Rxh4 $1 {[%emt 0:04:17] Of course.} 21. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Rh1 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Nh2 $1 { [%emt 0:00:14]} 23. Be3 {[%emt 0:04:45]} (23. Rxh2 Qg4+ 24. Kf1 Qg1+) 23... Qh3+ {[%emt 0:02:29]} 24. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 25. Rxh2 { [%emt 0:02:16]} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 26. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bd3 {[%emt 0: 00:10]} 0-1 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.14"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Van Foreest, Lucas"] [Black "Keymer, Vincent"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2527"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} d5 {[%emt 0: 00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 4. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Qxe4 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:10:06]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:07:22]} e6 { [%emt 0:02:03]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:11:48]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0: 07:31]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:05:25]} 12. Be5 {[%emt 0:02:51]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:41]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:04:50]} 14. c3 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Nf4 {[%emt 0: 19:20]} 15. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:07:14]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:04:39]} 17. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:05:04]} 18. Rfe1 { [%emt 0:00:41]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Nb6 {[%emt 0: 07:59]} 20. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 21. g4 {[%emt 0:09:49]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:04:56]} 22. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 23. Re5 { [%emt 0:00:07]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:09:31]} 24. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0: 00:03]} 25. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 27. f4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 28. Bxe6 { [%emt 0:06:38]} Bg8 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 29. f5 {[%emt 0:13:12]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:03: 33]} 30. Rxg7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 31. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 32. Rxh6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} exf5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 33. gxf5 { [%emt 0:00:57]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 34. Rh8+ {[%emt 0:01:54]} Kd7 {[%emt 0: 00:04]} 35. e6+ {[%emt 0:01:33]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 36. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} 37. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 38. Kg3 { [%emt 0:00:05]} Bb1 $2 {[%emt 0:01:25] Surely Keymer had missed White's reply.} ({Black could perhaps still hold with} 38... Rxf5 39. Rh8+ Kc7 40. e7 Bf7 41. Rf8 Rb5 $1 42. Rxf7 Kd7) 39. Rf7 $1 {[%emt 0:02:45]} Re8 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 40. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:26] Now White is winning.} a5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0: 00:18]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:12:36]} 42. Ke5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} a4 {[%emt 0:05:16]} 43. h5 {[%emt 0:04:32]} ({Probably because he thought his move was also winning, Van Foreest doesn't go for the straightforward} 43. e7 Kd7 44. Rf8 {and Black can resign.}) 43... Rxh5 {[%emt 0:06:00]} 44. Kd6 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Rxf5 { [%emt 0:01:21]} 45. e7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} ({White's 43rd move was winning indeed, but only if he had found the study-like} 45. c4 $3) 45... Rd5+ { [%emt 0:00:18]} 46. Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ba2 $3 {[%emt 0:00:09] Now it's Black who draws in study-like fashion!} 47. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:03:33]} (47. e8=Q+ $2 Rd8+) 47... Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 48. e8=Q {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 49. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 50. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 { [%emt 0:01:17]} 51. Rh8 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 52. Rh1 {[%emt 0: 00:33]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:32]} 53. Rh8 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 54. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 55. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kc6 { [%emt 0:00:40]} 56. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 57. Rd6 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 58. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:00: 15]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "Eindhoven"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2712"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. h4 h5 9. Qd1 b6 (9... Nbc6 10. Nf3 Qa5 11. Bd2 c4 12. Be2 {1-0 (40) Stylinski,P (1836)-Przerwa,W (1799) Koszalin 2016}) 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Rh3 cxd4 (11... Nf5 { offering a perpetual with} 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Ne2 Qxe5 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Bg5) 12. cxd4 Nf5 13. c3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Ne2 Nb8 16. Nf4 g6 17. g4 hxg4 18. Qxg4 Nd7 19. Rc1 Rg8 20. h5 gxh5 21. Qxh5 Qc4 22. Ne2 Rc8 23. Rf3 Rc6 24. Ng3 Ke8 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Rxf5 Rcg6 27. Kd2 Nf8 28. Be3 Ne6 29. Qe2 Qa2+ (29... Qa4 { and Black holds on. White is slightly better but we have a long fight ahead of us.}) 30. Rc2 Qb1 $2 31. c4 $1 {I was confident of winning here as all the tactics are working in my favor ~ Anand.} Rg4 32. cxd5 Rxd4+ (32... Nxd4 33. Rc8+ Kd7 (33... Ke7 34. d6+ Ke6 35. Rf6+ Kd5 36. Qc4+ Kxe5 37. f4+ Ke4 38. Qxd4+ {wins for White}) 34. Rxf7+ Kxc8 35. Qc4+ {and White mates soon.}) 33. Bxd4 Qxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 35. Kd3 Nxe2 36. Kxe2 Rg4 37. f4 Rg3 38. Rg5 Rxa3 39. Rg8+ Kd7 40. Rf8 Ke7 41. Rb8 Kd7 42. Rb7+ Ke8 43. d6 {a nice win by Vishy to return to 50%.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "Eindhoven"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2768"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5 Nd7 9. Be2 Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. Nge2 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Rd1 O-O 15. O-O Kh8 (15... Qe8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bg7 18. N2c3 Bf5 19. Qb3+ Qe6 20. Qxe6+ Bxe6 {1/2-1/2 (41) Aleksandrov,A (2612)-Shimanov,A (2549) Moscow 2012}) 16. e4 d4 17. Nf4 Be5 (17... Qe8 18. Nce2 b6 19. b4 Ba6 {Black maintains a slight edge becaause of the two bishops in an open position.}) 18. Nd3 Bg7 19. Ne2 h4 20. h3 Qe7 21. e5 Rd8 22. f4 Bf5 23. Kh2 Qe6 24. Ng1 Bh6 25. Nf3 { Firouzja shows great understading and is ready to give up a pawn to activate his knights.} Qe7 26. Kh1 Bxf4 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Nxc5 Bc2 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 Be3 31. Nce6 Bg6 32. Rf3 Bh6 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. Rxf5 Be3 35. Rf3 Re8 {Giri starts to go wrong and with time-trouble brewing, he totally messes it up.} ( 35... Bb6 {was the simplest way to hold.}) 36. Rxe3 Rxe6 37. Kg1 Kg7 38. Kf2 Kg6 39. Re4 Re7 40. Kf3 Kf5 $4 {Giri blunders on the fateful 40th move and makes time control but in a lost position.} (40... b6 {it was imperative for Giri to push his queenside pawns to create counterplay.} 41. Kg4 c5 42. Re2 b5 43. Kf4 c4) 41. Rxh4 Kxe5 42. Re4+ Kf6 43. Rxe7 Kxe7 44. Kf4 {Firouzja has calculated the ending and he is simply winning now.} Kf6 45. g4 a5 46. a4 h6 47. h4 Ke6 48. g5 hxg5+ 49. Kxg5 Kf7 50. Kf5 b5 51. Ke5 {a nice win by Firouzja over another elite and top 10 player. Thanks to this win, he now leads the event along with So with 3.5 in 5 games.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "Eindhoven"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.7"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D46"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 {Let's skip the opening part quickly, the action is about to start soon.} O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. h3 exd4 11. exd4 {Duda is happy to play an IQP but with a c6 pawn instead of an e6 one. This promises him some extra possibilities along the a2-g8 diagonal. One additional plus for White is the presence of all the pieces on the board.} Nb6 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 Be7 ({Young Ding Liren did not achieve much after:} 13... Qa5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd2 Qd8 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Qd3 Be6 18. Bc2 Nf6 19. d5 cxd5 20. Bc3 Re8 21. Ba4 Rf8 22. Bc2 Re8 23. Ba4 { 1/2-1/2 (23) Ding,L (2547)-Zhang,P (2603) Hefei 2010}) 14. Rfe1 Be6 15. Re5 Qd7 {N Artemiev comes up with a logical novelty. He finishes the development and connects his rooks. He can be also proud of the way he controls the square in front of the isolated d4 pawn.} ({An email predecessor saw another short draw after:} 15... h6 16. Bh4 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Re2 Rac8 20. Qd3 Nf6 {Felicio,C (2452)-Schuster,J (2414) ICCF email 2002}) 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Qd2 {A cunning move...It seems as Duda wants to bypass a knight for on the b4 square.} ({More natural is to build a battery along the b1-h7 diagonal with:} 17. Qd3 {Black's defense is difficult there too, for example:} Bd8 18. Nxd5 { Forces him to play very precisely as:} Bxd5 {drops the exchange due to:} ({ Therefore, the only defense would be:} 18... cxd5 $1 19. Bc2 Ne4 {Although White should be a bit better here, without any risk.}) ({Another natural recapture:} 18... Nxd5 {also loses material after:} 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Ng5) 19. Bc2 g6 20. Bh6 Bxf3 21. Bxf8 Be4 22. Qa3 Rxf8 23. Bxe4 Qxd4 {and it does not seem like Black have enough compensation for the lost material.}) 17... Bd8 18. Bc2 Qc8 ({More natural seems the immediate:} 18... Bc7 19. R5e2 Qc8 {Although then White can mount kingside pressure with:} ({Blaks should however refrain from:} 19... Bf5 $2 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxf6) 20. a3 {Intending Qd2-d3. Or do something else, like in the game?!}) 19. Bh6 $3 {This is what the Polish GM had in mind when he put his queen on d2! He wants to reach the h7 square via a slightly different route!} ({The risk-free play:} 19. Nxd5 cxd5 ({As before:} 19... Nxd5 20. Bxd8 Qxd8 21. Ng5 {drops a pawn for Black.}) ({And as before:} 19... Bxd5 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bh6 Bc7 22. Bxf8 {drops the exchange.}) 20. Bd3 { would have brought White slight advantage, and no glory!}) 19... Ne7 $1 { Artemiev is as cold as ice! His kingside palace is burning and he lits a cigar from the fire.} ({The obvious capture would not lose as obviously as it seems in the line:} 19... gxh6 20. Qxh6 Ne7 21. Qxf6 $4 ({Rather, Duda should have foreseen the brilliant:} 21. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 22. Ng5 $3 Nxg5 23. Rxg5+ Ng6 24. Rh5 {with mate.}) 21... Ng6 $1 {as it will be the white queen which is captured.}) ({Also:} 19... Nd7 20. Rh5 N7f6 {would not force repetition, White can continue the attack with:} 21. Rg5) 20. Ne4 Nf5 $1 {One more only move.} ({ A continuation like:} 20... Nxe4 21. R1xe4 Ng6 22. Rh5 Bxa2 {Would have allowed:} 23. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 24. Qh6+ Kf6 25. Rhe5 {When the exposed black king forces Black to give up material, like:} Rxe5 26. Nxe5 Be6 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Qxf8) 21. Bxg7 {Dud not did not put this bishop en prix.} ({Only to retreat it with:} 21. Bf4) 21... Nxe4 $1 {The third only move in a row fully demonstrates why many consider Artemiev to be the new Karpov. Logic perfectly backs-up calculation and the young Russian skillfully repels the attack by swapping off the most aggressive white pieces.} ({The alternatives would have led to mate, like:} 21... Kxg7 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Nxf6) ({Or:} 21... Nxg7 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Qh6 $1) 22. R1xe4 Nxg7 ({Bypassing another reef:} 22... Kxg7 23. g4 {would have regained the white piece as:} Nd6 $2 24. Rh5 {is mate again.}) 23. Qh6 f5 $1 {Blocks a bunch of attackers. Duda quickly needs to find something creative, or else he would ingloriously lose.} ({The other way to block the diagonal:} 23... Bf5 {would not be effective due to:} 24. Rxf5 $1 Rxe4 $1 ({Or else:} 24... Qxf5 25. Rg4 $1 Qxg4 26. Qxh7#) ({And:} 24... Nxf5 25. Rg4+ Kh8 26. Bxf5 {is also mate.}) 25. Bxe4 Nxf5 26. Qh5 f6 27. Bxf5 Qc7 28. Be6+ {White regains most of his material and keeps dangerous initiative.}) ({A natural continuation like:} 23... Qd7 $2 {would have revealed another devilish idea by the Polish GM:} 24. Rh5 $1 Nxh5 25. Rg4+ $1 Bxg4 26. Qxh7#) 24. Rg4 $3 { The sword strikes again.} Bf6 {Now comes another attacking wave:} ({However, Artemiev played so well that he could even fight for more with:} 24... fxg4 $1 25. Qxh7+ (25. Bxh7+ Kf7 26. Bg6+ Ke7 27. Qxg7+ {transposes.}) 25... Kf7 26. Bg6+ Ke7 $1 ({Not:} 26... Kf6 {when both:} 27. Ng5 $3 ({And:} 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. Ng5 {are too dangerous for Black.})) 27. Qxg7+ Kd6 {White would lack one tempo to bring in the knight in time:} 28. Nd2 (28. Bxe8 Rxe8) 28... Qd7 29. Ne4+ Kc7 {The king is safe and material should prevail, e.g.:} 30. Qxd7+ Bxd7 31. Bxe8 Rxe8) 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. Rxg5 Qd7 {Natural, but wrong! The queen wants to defend the seventh rank, but exactly this square is not the best.} ({More accurate was:} 26... Rf7 27. g4 Kh8 28. gxf5 Nxf5 29. Bxf5 Bxf5 30. Rexf5 Qxf5 $1 31. Rxf5 Rxf5 {with a draw due to the exposed Black king.}) 27. d5 $3 {Duda is in his element! The attack can happen from any angle of the board.} ({Most likely the Russian GM was hoping for:} 27. g4 $2 Kh8 28. gxf5 Bxf5 {when Black defends and wins.}) 27... cxd5 ({There is no other capture:} 27... Bxd5 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxe8+) 28. Ba4 Qf7 {One more inaccuracy.} ({The computer claims that:} 28... Qc7 29. Rxe6 ({The difference is that there is no time for:} 29. Bxe8 $2 Qxe5) 29... Rxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Qe1 (31. Qxd5 $2 Qc1+) 31... Rc8 { is the most stubborn defense for Black, although his position is ugly as hell.} ) 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 30. Rxe6 $1 {This little shot regains everything.} Rxe6 31. Rxg7+ Qxg7 32. Qxe6+ Qf7 {Now Duda did teh most logical thing on earth, traded queens:} 33. Qxf7+ {and blew all the advantage away...} (33. Qd6 $1 {would have promised White huge advantage instead thanks to his more active queen.}) 33... Kxf7 34. Kf1 {It seems as Whit should be winning this endgame comfortably thanks to the possibility of an outside-passer creation. However, since the white pawns are not far advanced, this is not the case.} Ke6 35. Ke2 f4 36. g4 fxg3 37. fxg3 Ke5 38. Ke3 d4+ 39. Kf3 ({A similar line to the game would have happened after:} 39. Kd3 Kd5 40. g4 Ke5 41. b4 Kf4 42. Kxd4 Kg3 43. Ke4 Kxh3 44. Kf3) 39... Kf5 40. g4+ Kg5 41. Kg3 d3 42. h4+ ({Not:} 42. Kf3 $4 Kh4) 42... Kf6 43. Kf3 Ke5 {This is the thing. Black is in time to create counter-play.} 44. Ke3 d2 45. Kxd2 Kf4 46. g5 Kg4 47. Ke3 Kxh4 48. Kf4 a6 ({ Nothing wrong with:} 48... Kh3) ({Or:} 48... Kh5) 49. a3 b6 50. a4 a5 51. b3 Kh3 52. Kf3 Kh4 {More of these, please!} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "Eindhoven"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2872"] [BlackElo "2683"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8. a4 Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 O-O (10... Nd7 11. Na3 Nf8 12. Nc4 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Ne6 15. Qg3 {1-0 (57) Jones,G (2702)-Mamedov,R (2650) Hengshui CHN 2019}) 11. h3 (11. a5 c4 12. Qc1 Kh7 13. d4 Ng4 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. c3 Be6 17. Bd4 {0-1 (44) Nozdrachev,V (2494)-Tekeyev,Z (2384) Sochi RUS 2019}) 11... b6 12. a5 Ba6 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Qc3 Nd7 15. axb6 axb6 16. Nbd2 f5 17. Nc4 Qe6 18. Qb3 fxe4 19. Nfd2 {Carlsen is forced to give up a pawn to safeguard his position.} exd3 20. cxd3 e4 21. Nxe4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Qd5 (22... Qxc4 {Dubov's best chance was} 23. dxc4 Bxb2) 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qc2 Ne5 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Nc3 Qd7 27. b3 Qf5 28. Ne4 Rd5 29. Nc3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Qxd3 31. Qxd3 Nxd3 32. Na4 c4 33. bxc4 b5 34. cxb5 cxb5 35. Nc5 Nxc5 36. Bxc5 Kg8 37. Kf1 Kf7 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. Kd3 Kd5 40. Bb4 Bd4 41. f4 Bc5 42. Bd2 Bf8 43. g4 b4 44. h4 h5 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Bxb4 Bxb4 47. Ke3 {and it's a draw as White's king reaches h1 and Black can't win becuase the bishop and the queening square (only for rook file pawns) has to be of the same color.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Black "Smirnov, Anton"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D11"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2604"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bd2 Bb4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f3 $5 {protecting g4, provoking a check on g3 and planning to run the king to the queenside} Bd6 13. Qb3 Bg3+ 14. Kd1 b5 15. Rc1 Bd6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Rc8 19. e5 Be7 20. Bg2 Nb8 21. Be3 O-O 22. Kc2 c5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Kb1 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Qe7 (25... Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Re8 27. Qxa7 Qd3+ 28. Ka1 Qd2 29. Qg1 {white retains a small advantage but Black is certainly fighting.}) 26. Bd5 Na6 {after this, White's play is just simple.} ({a better try was} 26... Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 a5) 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. e6 Kh7 30. Qf3 f5 31. h4 f4 32. h5 g5 33. Qe4+ Kh8 34. Qe5 Nb4 35. Be4 Kg8 36. Qxb5 Qd6 37. a3 Rb8 38. e7 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.7"] [White "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Black "Saduakassova, Dinara"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E25"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2519"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Netherlands"] [BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"] [WhiteTeamCountry "NED"] [BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 f5 9. Nh3 O-O 10. Nf4 Nc6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 Qf6 ({Black's best bet was } 12... Rf7 13. e3 Qe7 14. Qd2 Qxc5) 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Kf2 Be6 15. e3 Rac8 16. Bb5 a6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qd4 Qe7 19. Rab1 Rxc5 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. Qxc5 Qb2+ 22. Kg3 Bf7 23. h4 h6 24. h5 Re6 25. Qc8+ Re8 26. Qxa6 Qxc3 27. a4 d4 28. exd4 Qxd4 29. a5 Qd5 30. Qb6 Re6 31. Qc7 Rc6 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Qa7 Qe6 34. Qe3 Qa2 ({ Black had a brilliant idea with} 34... g5 35. hxg6+ Qxg6+ 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. Ke1 h5 {Now, White's king is more exposed than his counterpart's.}) 35. Qe5 Qe6 36. Qxe6 Rxe6 37. Ra1 Ra6 38. Kh4 Bd5 39. Be3 Re6 40. Bd4 Re2 41. Kg3 Rd2 42. Be5 Re2 43. Bf4 Ra2 44. Rxa2 Bxa2 45. a6 g5 ({Black had a great defending idea with } 45... Bd5 46. Bd2 g5 47. hxg6+ Kxg6 48. Kf4 Kf6 49. Bc3+ Ke6 50. a7 Bc6 51. Bg7 h5 52. Kg5 h4 53. Kxh4 Bd5 {is closer to a draw than a win.}) 46. Bd2 f4+ 47. Bxf4 gxf4+ 48. Kxf4 Bd5 49. Ke5 Ba8 50. Kf6 Bc6 51. a7 Ba8 52. Ke7 Kg7 53. f4 {a fine win by the Dutchman.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Challengers"] [Site "Wijk Aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Smeets, Jan"] [Black "Mamedov, Rauf"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2659"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Qc1 Qb6 12. b3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qa5 14. Nbd2 Bf5 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. Qb2 Rfc8 18. Rec1 Bf8 19. Rc3 Qa6 20. Nf3 Be4 21. Ne1 h5 22. h3 Bf5 23. Rac1 {stops c5 but allows something more dangerous.} (23. f3 {White should simply start pushing his pawns on the kingside and attack.}) 23... f6 (23... e6 {was better than the text. White has no good answer to Black's threat of Bb4 and must give up the exchange.}) 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. f3 g5 26. Nd3 Bg7 27. Nc5 Qa5 28. g4 Bg6 29. f4 gxf4 30. Bxf4 Rg8 $2 {the decisive mistake.} (30... fxe5 31. dxe5 Be4 32. Nxe4 dxe4 33. Qe1 Rf8 34. Qxe4+ Kh8 35. gxh5 Qd5 {White is close to winning but Black has some chances.}) 31. exf6 exf6 32. Bxb8 Rxb8 33. Ne6 Bh6 34. g5 fxg5 35. Nxg5+ Kg8 36. Qf4 Rf8 37. Qd6 Qxa2 38. Qxg6+ Bg7 39. Qh7# {mate on the board!} 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Eindhoven"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2712"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. h4 h5 {[%emt 0:00:07] C18: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: h4 and 7 Qg4} (8... Qc7 { is the main alternative.} 9. Qd1 b6 10. h5 h6 11. Nf3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qe2 Nb8 15. a4 cxd4 16. Ba3 {1-0 (36) Grischuk,A (2772) -Le,Q (2737) Huaian 2017}) 9. Qd1 b6 $146 (9... Nbc6 10. Nf3 Qa5 11. Bd2 c4 12. Be2 Nf5 13. Kf1 Bd7 14. Ng5 g6 15. Qe1 Ke7 16. f3 {1-0 (40) Stylinski,P (1836)-Przerwa,W (1799) Koszalin 2016}) 10. Bg5 Qc7 {The position is equal.} 11. Rh3 cxd4 (11... Nf5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Ne2 Qxe5 (13... dxc3 $2 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. Rxc3 $18) 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Bg5 $11) 12. cxd4 $14 Nf5 13. c3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Ne2 Nb8 16. Nf4 g6 17. g4 $1 hxg4 18. Qxg4 {Hoping for h5.} Nd7 {[#]} 19. Rc1 $1 Rg8 ({Not } 19... Nxd4 $2 20. Nxg6+ $18) 20. h5 gxh5 21. Qxh5 Qc4 22. Ne2 Rc8 23. Rf3 Rc6 $1 {a good defensive resource that holds everything together for the moment.} 24. Ng3 $1 Ke8 $1 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Rxf5 Rcg6 27. Kd2 $1 $40 {White attacks.} Nf8 (27... Qa2+ 28. Rc2 Qxa3 {and it is not easy to make progress here, even though the engine shows a clear advantage for White.}) 28. Be3 Ne6 $1 {Black wants to play ...Ng7.} 29. Qe2 Qa2+ (29... Qa4 $14) 30. Rc2 $16 Qb1 $2 {[#]} ( 30... Qc4 $16 {was necessary.} 31. Qxc4 dxc4 32. d5) (30... Qxa3 $2 31. Qb5+ Kf8 $18) 31. c4 $1 $18 Rg4 (31... Qh1 32. cxd5 Qxd5 33. Qc4 Qxc4 34. Rxc4 $18) (31... dxc4 $2 32. Qxc4 Kf8 33. Qd5 Kg7 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rc7+ {Black is getting mated.}) 32. cxd5 {White is clearly winning.} Rxd4+ 33. Bxd4 Qxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 35. Kd3 Nxe2 36. Kxe2 {Endgame KR-KR} Rg4 (36... b5 $142 37. Ke3 Rg1 ) 37. f4 Rg3 38. Rg5 Rxa3 39. Rg8+ Kd7 40. Rf8 Ke7 41. Rb8 Kd7 42. Rb7+ Ke8 43. d6 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Eindhoven"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2768"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 {D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6} Nf6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5 Nd7 9. Be2 Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. Nge2 $146 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Rd1 O-O 15. O-O Kh8 16. e4 d4 17. Nf4 Be5 (17... b6 $15) 18. Nd3 $11 Bg7 19. Ne2 h4 20. h3 Qe7 21. e5 Rd8 22. f4 Bf5 23. Kh2 Qe6 24. Ng1 Bh6 25. Nf3 Qe7 ({Of course not} 25... Qxa2 $6 26. Nxh4 Be4 27. Qe2 $16) 26. Kh1 Bxf4 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Nxc5 { Black must now prevent Ne1.} Bc2 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 Be3 31. Nce6 Bg6 32. Rf3 Bh6 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. Rxf5 {Endgame KRB-KRN} Be3 35. Rf3 Re8 (35... Bb6 { is interesting.} 36. Ng5 Re8 37. Rf4 Be3 38. Rg4 Re7) 36. Rxe3 Rxe6 {KR-KR} 37. Kg1 Kg7 38. Kf2 Kg6 (38... Kf7 39. Kf3 a5 40. Re4 Rh6 41. Rd4 Ke7 $14) 39. Re4 Re7 $6 (39... h5 40. Kf3 (40. Rxh4 Rxe5 $11) 40... Kg5 $11) 40. Kf3 Kf5 { stopping Kg4} (40... a5 41. Kg4 $16) (40... Kg5 41. Rg4+ Kh5 $2 {Black really can't hold on to the h-pawn.} 42. Ke4 $18) 41. Rxh4 $16 Kxe5 42. Re4+ Kf6 43. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 {[#] KP-KP} 44. Kf4 (44. g4 $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.} Kf6 45. Kf4) 44... Kf6 $2 {[#]} (44... Kd6 $16 {is more resistant.}) 45. g4 $1 a5 ( 45... a6 $142 46. h4 a5) 46. a4 h6 47. h4 Ke6 48. g5 hxg5+ 49. Kxg5 {White wins.} Kf7 50. Kf5 b5 51. Ke5 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Challengers 2020"] [Site "Eindhoven"] [Date "2020.01.16"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Van Foreest, Lucas"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2523"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bc2 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nf1 d5 13. Bd2 d4 14. c4 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. a4 b4 17. a5 Qd6 18. Ba4 Nd7 19. Ng3 Nc5 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Bxb4 $2 ( 21. Nxe5 Qd6 22. Qh5 $16 {should be good for White.}) 21... Nb3 22. Rb1 Qb5 23. Ba3 Qxa5 {Black is doing well.} 24. Nf1 Qb5 25. Qc2 Bb6 26. N1d2 Ba5 27. Red1 Bxd2 28. Nxd2 f6 29. Re1 c5 30. Nxb3 Bxb3 31. Qd2 Rac8 32. Rbc1 Rc6 33. Rf1 c4 34. dxc4 Bxc4 35. Rfe1 Rec8 36. f3 Bb3 37. Rxc6 Qxc6 38. Bb4 $4 {Blunder} (38. Kh2 $17) 38... Qa4 $1 39. Ba3 Rc2 40. Qb4 Qxb4 41. Bxb4 d3 42. Ra1 d2 43. Kh2 Rxb2 44. Bxd2 Rxd2 45. h4 Kh7 46. Kg3 h5 47. Rb1 Bc4 48. Rc1 Bd3 49. Ra1 Kh6 50. Rc1 g5 51. hxg5+ Kxg5 52. Kh3 Bb5 0-1 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.17"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D53"] [WhiteElo "2872"] [BlackElo "2822"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0: 00:05]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Bh4 {[%emt 0: 00:23]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 8. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 9. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bd7 { [%emt 0:00:44]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:02:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:08:01]} 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0: 03:33]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 12. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} (12. Nf3 a6 13. Be2 Nh5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd6 Rab8 18. Rfd1 Nf6 {Shankland, S (2731)-Lenderman,A (2637) Saint Louis 2019}) 12... Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:04:33]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:08:49]} 14. Bg3 {[%emt 0:08:27]} Nxc3 { [%emt 0:12:14]} 15. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 16. Rxc8 { [%emt 0:00:44]} Qxc8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 17. Bd6 {[%emt 0:19:52] N} (17. a3 Nc6 18. Qc2 e5 19. Qc3 Be6 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Qd2 23. Qc2 Rd8 { Dorfman,J (2580)-Van der Sterren,P (2490) Brussels 1993}) 17... Nd5 {[%emt 0: 05:37]} 18. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:10] } Nf5 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 20. Qa3 {[%emt 0:04:06] Around here Carlsen went for something quite concrete. Afterward he felt he should have tried something "slower."} Qb8 {[%emt 0:11:31]} 21. e4 {[%emt 0:14:43]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 22. exf5 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 23. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qe5 { [%emt 0:08:47]} 24. fxe6 {[%emt 0:06:03]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 25. exd7 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 26. g3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} 27. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 28. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.01.17"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a6 8. Nbd2 ( {The alternative is} 8. a4 Ba7 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. b4 {1/2-1/2 (10) Yu,Y (2738) -Andreikin,D (2724) Moscow 2019}) 8... Ba7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 g5 11. Bg3 { The early sortie of this bishop is a double-edged sword. It might do a great job pinning the opponent's knight, but it may end up excluded from the game. At the same time, in order to force the bishop out of the game Black needs to advance the pawns in front of his king, thus exposing it.} Kg7 12. Re1 { White wants to free his bishop with brute force. The push d3-d4 followed by e4-e5 is a threat.} Nh7 13. b4 h5 14. h3 h4 15. Bh2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 ({It would be interesting to see what Giri prepared against the computer recommendation} 16... Nf6 {which in fact was played last year in the following game:} 17. g5 Ng4 18. Re2 f6 19. b5 Ne7 20. gxf6+ Rxf6 {Duda,J (2731)-Nakamura, H (2749) Saint Louis 2019}) 17. b5 Ne7 18. d4 {Now the pressure is all over the board.} Ng6 ({Kovalev cannot win the pawn easily:} 18... exd4 19. cxd4 Bxd4 {as} 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Qc1 $1 {highlights the weakness of his king in the line} Bxa1 22. Qxa1+ Kg8 23. Nxh4) 19. bxa6 {N Giri comes well armed for the encounter and produces a novelty.} ({Instead, an earlier game ended peacefully after} 19. Be2 Qf6 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Kh1 Nf4 {1/2-1/2 (21) Anand,V (2757) -Nakamura,H (2741) Kolkata 2019}) 19... bxa6 20. Nf1 exd4 {Optimistic play by Kovalev.} ({However, slow measures like} 20... Qf6 21. Ne3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 { followed by Ne3-f5 do not fully solve Black's problems.}) 21. cxd4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 f5 {This was Black's point. However, it will quickly transpire that this is rather weakening the black king.} ({Kovalev should have tried to patiently repel the opponent's initiative with} 22... Qf6 23. Ne3 Kh8 24. Nf5 Rg8 25. Kh1 Ne7) 23. Ne3 fxe4 24. fxe4 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Rxf2 26. Nf5+ {The most obvious move, which promises White some edge.} ({But there were two serious alternatives:} 26. Bg1 $1 {was strong with the major pint to transfer the bishop on an excellent diagonal after} Rff8 27. Nf5+ Kh8 28. Be3 {with a crushing attack.}) (26. Ra2 $5 {also made sense, depriving Black of his active rook:} Rxa2 27. Bxa2 {also with an edge for the first player.}) 26... Kh8 27. Rg1 Rxh2+ $1 { It is a good moment to swap off some of the dangerous white attackers.} 28. Kxh2 Qf4+ 29. Kh3 $1 {The only move.} Ng5+ ({Not} 29... Qxe4 $2 30. Qg4) 30. Rxg5 Qxg5 31. Qg1 $1 {Another only, but effective move.} Nf4+ 32. Kh2 Qxg1+ 33. Rxg1 {It seems as Black is out of danger, but Giri's initiative persists in the endgame. How to defend against the rook lift to g4 and the mating threat?} d5 {Not the best.} ({Ideally, Black should be looking for an opposite-colored bishop endgame, therefore the line} 33... Rb8 34. Rg4 Rb2+ 35. Kg1 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Nxf5 38. exf5 {should have been preferred. Then} d5 $1 39. Bxd5 Rb6 40. Rxh4+ Kg7 {leaves Black with excellent drawing chances, despite the missing pawn.}) 34. Bxd5 Nxd5 35. exd5 Re8 ({Apparently, Kovalev was afraid of the pure minor piece endgame after} 35... Rg8 36. Rxg8+ ({rather than} 36. Re1 Rg4) 36... Kxg8 37. Kh3 {a similar endgame will happen later in the game.}) 36. Kh3 (36. Rg4 $1 {would have prevented any active moves by the black rook, but White is apparently not afraid of the rook swap either.}) 36... Bb6 {Now Black is lost.} ({No matter how bad the endgame is after} 36... Re4 37. Rg4 Rxg4 38. Kxg4 Kh7 39. Kxh4 Kg6 40. Kg4 Bb6 {Kovalev should have tried it. It is not that easy to prove the win, for example the obvious idea} 41. Ne7+ Kf6 42. Nc6 {intending a4-a5 does not win concretely due to} Bxd4 $3 43. Nxd4 Ke5 44. Ne6 Kxd5 45. Nxc7+ Kc4 {and Black is in time to demolish the last white pawn:} 46. Nxa6 Kb3 47. Nc5+ Kb4) 37. Kxh4 Rd8 38. Rg5 Kh7 39. Rh5+ Kg6 40. Ne7+ $1 { A nice maneuver which completely paralyzes the black bishop.} Kf6 41. Nc6 Re8 42. Re5 Rh8+ 43. Kg4 a5 44. Rf5+ Kg6 {This loses by force, but it is hard to offer Kovalev good advise.} ({After} 44... Kg7 {White could go for the forcing line} 45. d6 ({or improve first with} 45. Kg5) 45... cxd6 46. Rb5 Bd8 47. Rb8 Rh4+ 48. Kf5 Rh5+ 49. Ke6 Rh6+ 50. Kd7 {with a win.}) 45. Ne5+ Kg7 46. Rg5+ Kh7 47. Rh5+ Kg7 48. Rxh8 Kxh8 49. Nc4 $1 Kg7 ({Since} 49... Bxd4 50. Nxa5 { loses automatically after Na5-c6 and the a-pawn advance.}) 50. Kf5 Kf7 51. d6 $1 (51. d6 {Black resigned due to} Ke8 52. Nxb6 cxb6 53. Ke6 Kd8 54. d7 b5 55. axb5 a4 56. b6 a3 57. b7 a2 58. b8=Q#) 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.17"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0: 00:09]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 4. h4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} h5 { [%emt 0:01:46]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 9. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0: 02:25]} 10. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} (10... Rc8 11. g3 Bb4 12. Bd2 Nge7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nf5 15. O-O Qb6 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Kg2 Rc7 18. Qd2 Kd7 19. a4 a5 20. Rdb1 Rhc8 21. Qg5 Rh8 22. Qd2 Rhc8 23. Qg5 Rh8 {1/2-1/2 (23) Short,N (2674)-Anand,V (2786) Wijk aan Zee 2005}) 11. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Rxh6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:04:26] N} (12. g3 Kf8 13. O-O g6 14. Rfc1 Kg7 15. a3 Rh8 16. Na4 Qd7 17. b4 Rhc8 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Rc7 {Balogh, C (2622)-Harutjunyan,G (2476) Dubai 2010}) 12... Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 13. g3 { [%emt 0:01:40]} g6 {[%emt 0:14:41]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:01:22]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00: 11]} 15. Na4 {[%emt 0:04:03]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:14:34]} 16. Nc5 {[%emt 0:09:32]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:20:14]} 17. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 18. Rfc1 { [%emt 0:03:09]} Rhc8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 19. Qc3 {[%emt 0:14:36]} a5 {[%emt 0:04: 15]} 20. a3 {[%emt 0:08:49]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 21. Ne1 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Qe7 { [%emt 0:24:10]} 22. Nf3 {[%emt 0:07:06]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:10:02]} 23. Kg2 {[%emt 0: 03:48]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 24. Qc2 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 25. Qd1 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 26. Ng5 {[%emt 0:05:23]} Ra6 { [%emt 0:03:50]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:05:43]} Qh8 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 28. Qf3 {[%emt 0: 00:59]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 29. gxh5 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Qxh5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} ({ Better is} 29... gxh5 {although White is still winning after} 30. Ra5) 30. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:01:58]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 31. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qg4+ {[%emt 0: 01:45]} 32. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 33. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.17"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Warmerdam, Max"] [Black "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2498"] [BlackElo "2650"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0: 00:04]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. h4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} h5 { [%emt 0:00:14]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00: 07]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 7. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 8. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:15:17]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00: 32]} 10. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:04:41] N} (10... Ng6 11. O-O Nxh4 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Qxe6+ Qe7 16. Qxd5 Nb6 17. Qb5+ Qd7 18. Qe5+ Qe7 19. Qb5+ Qd7 20. Qe5+ Qe7 21. Qb5+ Qd7 {1/2-1/2 (21) Malureanu,C (2165)-Nikologorskiy,K (2308) Albena 2011}) 11. Bg5 {[%emt 0:07:01]} Bh6 { [%emt 0:05:36]} 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:25:18]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 13. f4 { [%emt 0:00:51]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:19:55]} 14. fxg5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Qb6 {[%emt 0: 00:06]} 15. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:34]} a6 {[%emt 0:10:28]} 16. O-O {[%emt 0:04:48]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 17. Qf3 {[%emt 0:22:05]} ({A stronger plan and good for White is} 17. Rf3 $1 O-O 18. Qf2 Rc4 19. b3 Rc6 20. Rf1 {e.g.} Nf5 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Rd3 {followed by bringing the knight to f4.}) 17... Nf5 {[%emt 0:01: 40]} 18. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:16:49] Setting a nasty trap...} 19. Nce2 $4 {[%emt 0:01:24] ...and Warmerdam falls for it.} (19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Qf2 Nf8 21. Rd2 Ng6 $1) 19... Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 20. Qf4 {[%emt 0:05:08]} (20. dxe5 Rxh4#) 20... Ng4+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} 21. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nxg3+ { [%emt 0:11:33]} 22. Nxg3 {[%emt 0:04:07]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 0-1 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.17"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Van Foreest, Lucas"] [Black "Grandelius, Nils"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2673"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 3. d4 { [%emt 0:00:04]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00: 07]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O Bg7 { Dominguez Perez,L (2758)-Giri,A (2769) Moscow 2019}) 6... Nc6 {[%emt 0:16:28]} 7. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g6 { [%emt 0:03:45]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:04] N} (9. Qe2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rab1 e5 12. Kh1 Re8 13. f4 d5 14. Qf2 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Bf5 {Hruska,K (1704)-Cisko,M (1615) Slovakia 2015}) 9... Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} O-O { [%emt 0:02:23]} 11. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:11:42]} 12. Na4 {[%emt 0: 00:09]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 13. c4 {[%emt 0:19:27]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:13:05]} 14. Be2 {[%emt 0:07:35]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 15. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:02:46]} exf4 { [%emt 0:00:07]} 16. c5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:06:38]} 17. cxd6 {[%emt 0: 03:16]} Be5 {[%emt 0:11:04]} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 19. Nb6 {[%emt 0:08:48]} (19. Be2 {fails to} f3 20. Bxf3 Qf4) 19... Bxf1 {[%emt 0: 00:24]} 20. Kxf1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 21. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:48] White has decent compensation and probably sacrificed the exchange on purpose.} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:05:56]} 22. Qa5 {[%emt 0:05:06]} Re6 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 23. Bg4 $1 {[%emt 0:09:05]} f3 {[%emt 0:03:41]} 24. Bxe6 $4 {[%emt 0:06:36]} (24. Bxf3 { is fine for White.}) ({and} 24. gxf3 $5 {might be even better.}) 24... Qxg2+ { [%emt 0:06:51]} 25. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qg1+ {[%emt 0:00:58]} 26. Kd2 { [%emt 0:01:08]} Rxd6+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:05] This refutes White's play.} ({Van Foreest must have counted on} 26... Qxf2+ 27. Kc1 Bf6 28. Bh3 Qxh2 29. Bf1 Qf4+ 30. Qd2) 27. Bd5 {[%emt 0:03:09]} (27. Nxd6 Qxf2+ 28. Kc1 Qxb2#) 27... Qxf2+ { [%emt 0:01:00]} 28. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bf4+ {[%emt 0:04:53]} 29. Kb1 { [%emt 0:00:11]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 30. Bxf7+ {[%emt 0:16:53]} Rxf7 {[%emt 0: 00:02]} 31. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 32. e5 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 33. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} f2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 34. Rf1 { [%emt 0:04:40]} Qxh2 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 35. Nd6 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0: 00:30]} 36. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qg2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 37. Kc2 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 38. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. d7 { [%emt 0:00:08]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 40. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h5 {[%emt 0:01: 44]} 41. b4 {[%emt 0:02:04]} h4 {[%emt 0:07:05]} 42. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rf7 { [%emt 0:04:24]} 43. Rh2 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 0-1 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.17"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 9. Qxd3 Nc6 10. Nf3 Nh6 {The position is equal.} (10... Rc8 11. g3 Bb4 12. Bd2 Nge7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nf5 15. O-O Qb6 16. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 (23) Short,N (2674) -Anand,V (2786) Wijk aan Zee 2005}) 11. Bxh6 Rxh6 12. Rc1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. g3 Kf8 13. O-O g6 14. Rfc1 Kg7 15. a3 Rh8 16. Na4 {1-0 (55) Balogh,C (2622) -Harutjunyan,G (2476) Dubai 2010}) 12... Kf8 13. g3 g6 14. O-O Kg7 15. Na4 Rh8 16. Nc5 (16. Qb3 {seems wilder.} Rb8 17. Kg2 Qa5 18. Rc3 Rhc8 19. Rfc1) 16... Bxc5 (16... Qb6 {looks sharper.} 17. a3 Rhc8 18. b4 a5 19. Na4 Qd8) 17. Rxc5 Qd7 18. Rfc1 Rhc8 19. Qc3 a5 (19... Rab8 {should have been better} 20. Kg2 Ne7 21. Rc7 Rxc7 22. Qxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 Kf8 $14) 20. a3 a4 21. Ne1 Qe7 22. Nf3 Qd7 $1 23. Kg2 Rc7 (23... Ne7 $11 { Once again seems to work.} 24. Rc7 Rxc7 25. Qxc7 Rd8 $14) 24. Qc2 (24. Ng5 $16) 24... Qd8 (24... Rcc8 $1 $14) 25. Qd1 {White aims to break through the kingside now via Ng5, Qf3, g4 etc.} Rd7 26. Ng5 Ra6 27. g4 Qh8 28. Qf3 Rb6 $2 ( 28... Ra8 $16 {is more resistant.}) 29. gxh5 Qxh5 $2 {[#]} (29... gxh5 $18 30. Ra5 Qh6 (30... Nxa5 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Rc8+ Rd8 33. Rxd8#) 31. Rxa4 Qg6) 30. Qf6+ $1 Kg8 {[#]} 31. Ra5 $1 {White threatens Ra8+ and mate.} Qg4+ (31... Nxa5 32. Rc8+) 32. Kf1 {Threatening mate with Ra8+.} Nd8 {[#]} 33. Ra8 $1 {Black can't prevent mate anymore!} 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.17"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a6 8. Nbd2 { [%emt 0:00:05] C4: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} Ba7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 {White has an edge.} g5 11. Bg3 Kg7 12. Re1 Nh7 13. b4 h5 { White must now prevent ...h4.} 14. h3 h4 15. Bh2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. b5 Ne7 18. d4 Ng6 {[#]} 19. bxa6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19. Be2 Qf6 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Kh1 Nf4 {1/2-1/2 (21) Anand,V (2757)-Nakamura,H (2741) Kolkata 2019}) 19... bxa6 20. Nf1 exd4 21. cxd4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 f5 $2 (22... Qf6 $16) 23. Ne3 ({Not} 23. Bxa6 f4 $17) 23... fxe4 24. fxe4 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 $1 {Threatens to win with Rg1.} Rxf2 {Strongly threatening .. .Nf6.} 26. Nf5+ $2 (26. Bg1 $18 Rb2 27. Qc1 Rab8 28. Bb5 $1 Rb4 29. Ra2 axb5 30. Rg2 Qh5 (30... Qd8 31. Nf5+ $18) 31. Qxc7+ $18) 26... Kh8 $14 27. Rg1 Rxh2+ $1 {Remove Defender, Decoy} 28. Kxh2 Qf4+ { Double Attack} 29. Kh3 Ng5+ 30. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5 31. Qg1 $1 $40 {White mounts an attack.} Nf4+ 32. Kh2 Qxg1+ 33. Rxg1 {Rg4! is the strong threat.} d5 34. Bxd5 Nxd5 35. exd5 {Endgame KRB-KRN} Re8 36. Kh3 Bb6 $2 (36... Re4 $1 $14 37. Rg4 Rxg4 38. Kxg4 Kg8 39. Kxh4 Kf7 {Black still has some chances.}) 37. Kxh4 $18 Rd8 38. Rg5 Kh7 39. Rh5+ Kg6 {[#]} 40. Ne7+ $1 Kf6 41. Nc6 Re8 42. Re5 Rh8+ 43. Kg4 a5 44. Rf5+ Kg6 $2 (44... Kg7 $18 45. d6 cxd6) 45. Ne5+ {White mates.} Kg7 {[#]} 46. Rg5+ $1 Kh7 47. Rh5+ Kg7 48. Rxh8 Kxh8 49. Nc4 Kg7 50. Kf5 Kf7 51. d6 1-0 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.17"] [Round "6.7"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2747"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 {[%emt 0:00: 05] C4: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. b4 {White has an edge.} h6 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Rb1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Nf1 Ne7 15. Be3 Ng6 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 {1-0 (59) Dominguez Perez,L (2758)-Wang,H (2756) Moscow 2019}) 13... Qd7 14. b5 axb5 15. axb5 Ne7 16. Nc4 Ng6 17. b6 Bxb6 18. Rxb6 cxb6 19. Nxb6 {[#] Double Attack} Qc6 20. Nxa8 {Strongly threatening Be3.} Re8 21. c4 Rxa8 22. Qb3 Ra1 23. Be3 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Nd7 25. Nc2 Nc5 26. Qa3 Na6 27. Qa5 Nf8 28. Na3 Ne6 29. Nb5 Nac5 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Qb8 Nxd3 32. Nxd6 f6 33. Nf5 {[#] Ne7 is the strong threat.} Qd7 34. Qd6 (34. h4 {is more complex.} h5 35. f3 Ndc5 36. Kh2 Nd3 37. Qd6) 34... Qxd6 35. Nxd6 Ndc5 36. g4 g6 37. Ne8 Nxe4 38. f3 N4g5 39. Nxf6+ {Accuracy: White = 66%, Black = 69%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.18"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2712"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:08]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00: 26]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:00]} (6... Bd6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Be7 11. Bg3 Nd7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nc4 Bf6 {Firouzja,A (2723)-Wang,H (2756) Moscow 2019}) 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:38]} 8. d4 { [%emt 0:00:05]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:35] } 10. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Nb6 { [%emt 0:01:56]} 12. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:10:16]} 13. Nbd2 { [%emt 0:00:19]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 14. Qc2 {[%emt 0:04:24]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:06: 40] N} (14... a5 15. Nh4 Qf7 16. Ndf3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bxg3 18. hxg3 c5 19. Ndf5 Rfe8 20. f3 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rad8 22. Ne3 Kg8 {Swiercz,D (2651)-Chandra, A (2513) Columbia 2019}) 15. h3 {[%emt 0:09:02]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 16. Nh4 {[%emt 0: 11:45]} exd4 {[%emt 0:09:42]} 17. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} d3 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 18. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:10:11]} 19. f4 {[%emt 0:06:39]} Bf7 { [%emt 0:06:37]} 20. Ndf3 {[%emt 0:06:24]} Bg8 {[%emt 0:07:42]} 21. Nd4 { [%emt 0:13:45]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 22. Ndf5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:13: 21]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:16:12]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 24. e5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Be6 { [%emt 0:09:35]} ({It looks a bit wild but} 24... g5 $1 {was OK for Black:} 25. Nf3 (25. fxg5 $2 fxg5 {wins a piece}) 25... gxf4 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. Re5 Rdf8 28. N5h4 Re8) 25. Ng3 {[%emt 0:08:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:03:21] This guarantees White a long-lasting edge.} ({Even here} 25... g5 $5 {could be considered.}) 26. Nf3 { [%emt 0:00:46]} h6 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 27. b4 {[%emt 0:07:40]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Nd5 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 31. Ne2 {[%emt 0: 00:58]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 32. Ned4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 33. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 34. Qc3 {[%emt 0:04:35]} Rd5 $6 { [%emt 0:03:12] A move that was criticised by Hikaru Nakamura in the Twitch chat.} (34... Nxd4 $5 35. Nxd4 Rf7) 35. e6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:34] } 36. Rd2 {[%emt 0:06:14]} ({Also strong was} 36. Qb2) 36... Qc4 {[%emt 0:00: 24]} 37. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Rd4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:28] A nice move.} Bb3 {[%emt 0:02: 23]} (39... Rxc5 $2 40. Rc1) 40. Re3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Ba2 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 41. e7 {[%emt 0:10:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:26:16]} 42. Ra3 {[%emt 0:07:23]} Rxd4 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:10:10]} ({Firouzja suggested} 43... Bb1 {but after} 44. Nxc6 Be4 45. Nxa7 Rxe7 46. Nb5 {White still has winning chances.}) 44. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:04:59]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 45. Nxh6+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rxe7 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Ne3 {[%emt 0:05:51]} Be4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 48. Kf2 {[%emt 0: 00:55] White has remained a pawn up and shows good technique in the remainder.} Rd7 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 49. Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:45]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 50. g4 { [%emt 0:01:38]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Ne3 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:05: 03]} 52. Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:05:24]} 53. Rxa7+ {[%emt 0:01:33]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 54. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 55. Kf1 { [%emt 0:02:45]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 56. Rd7 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00: 03]} 57. Rd4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 58. Rd6+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 59. f5 {[%emt 0:02:40]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 60. Nxf5+ { [%emt 0:00:15]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 61. g5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:04: 12]} 62. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:02:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 63. g6 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 64. Ne7+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 65. Rf8+ { [%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 66. Rf7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00: 04]} 67. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 68. g7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.01.18"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Vitiugov, Nikita"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2644"] [Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. a3 { From here the Russian GM started to take a good amount of time on his clock.} ( {It is interesting to see Vituigov on the opposite side of the board in the following game:} 8. Ng3 Qa5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Qd2 Nc5 12. Qc2 a5 13. Be2 Bd7 14. O-O h5 $5 {Fedoseev,V (2681)-Vitiugov,N (2727) Riga 2019}) 8... O-O 9. Nf4 Qa5 10. Bd3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Qh5 {N A novelty.} ({An earlier game saw heavy complications after} 12. Nxe6 dxc3 13. b4 Bxb4 14. axb4 Qxa1 15. O-O c2 16. Qxc2 Qxe5 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Nxf8 Nxf8 19. Bd3 {with compensation for a pawn in Karthik,V (2470)-Moradiabadi,E (2539) Sitges 2019}) 12... f5 {The first deep thought by Van Foreest. In the end he decided to play for a win.} ({ Otherwise White can force perpetual in the line} 12... g6 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Qxg6+ Kh8) 13. O-O Nxe5 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Be3 Bf6 {Despite the blockade, White does not seem to have enough for the invested material.} 16. Ne2 ({The computer suggests} 16. Qh3 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 {but the destination of White's compensation remains unknown here as well.}) 16... Qb6 {Van Foreest plays actively, hindering the possible strengthening of the blockade.} 17. Kh1 {A slight prophylaxis. The king moves away from the possible knight check (after the knight grabs the d4 pawn.)} Bd7 ({The Dutch GM decides the second pawn is not worth it. After} 17... Nxd4 {White has an interesting choice between} 18. Bxf5 ({and} 18. Qh3 e5 19. Bxd4 (19. Nxd4 exd4) 19... exd4 20. Bxf5) 18... exf5 19. Rfd1) 18. b4 Rac8 19. Rac1 Ne7 {A strong maneuver.} 20. Rc5 {This seems clever, but does not bring the desired relief.} ({Although it is difficult to suggest an improvement for Vitiugov, say:} 20. Bg5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Be8 22. Qh4 Ng6 23. Qg3 Bxd4) 20... Rxc5 21. dxc5 (21. bxc5 Qb3 {changes nothing.}) 21... Qc6 $1 {A very important move! The active black queen will not let White block again the position.} (21... Qc7 22. f4 {would have made White's position definitely more solid.}) 22. Nd4 ({Here} 22. f4 {is strongly met with} Qa4 $1) 22... Qa4 23. Ra1 Be8 {Missing an instant win.} ({The pawns could already move with decisive forks:} 23... g6 $1 {would have won after} 24. Qh6 ({Or} 24. Qe2 f4 $1) 24... f4 $1 25. Qxf4 e5) 24. Qh3 Ng6 25. Bc2 Qa6 26. Rb1 Bf7 {Nevertheless everything is in accordance with Black's plans and his center is about to steamroll.} 27. f4 Qc4 28. Bb3 Qc3 {The same active-queen-annoying policy.} 29. Rd1 ({Or} 29. Rc1 Qb2) 29... Nxf4 {Now they become two.} 30. Bxf4 Bxd4 31. Qxc3 Bxc3 32. Bd6 Rc8 33. b5 Bb2 $1 34. a4 Ba3 { The rest should have been matter of technique, if it was not for the creativity of Vitiugov.} 35. a5 Bxc5 {Three up. It seems as White is going to throw in the towel once that the timetrouble is over.} 36. Rc1 b6 37. g4 $1 { This looks like desperation. It seems as White is sacrificing a pawn for nothing.} ({Instead} 37. Bxc5 {does not lead White anywhere after} bxc5 38. b6 axb6 39. axb6 c4) ({However, the move in the game is important as it opens air for the king in the line} 37. Rxc5 bxc5 38. b6 axb6 39. axb6 Ra8 $1 {Threatens backrank checkmate.} 40. Kg1 Ra1+ 41. Kf2 Rb1 42. b7 Rxb3 43. b8=Q+ Rxb8 44. Bxb8 {and Black wins.}) 37... fxg4 {Careless!} (37... Be8 $1 {would have won much neater. For example} 38. gxf5 Bxb5 39. fxe6 Bc4 40. Bxc5 Rxc5 41. axb6 axb6 42. Bc2 g6 {picking up the e6 pawn soon.}) 38. Rxc5 $3 {Now this works and wins a piece for White.} bxc5 ({Surely not} 38... Rxc5 $4 39. Bxc5 bxc5 40. b6 axb6 41. axb6) 39. b6 axb6 40. axb6 Rc6 41. Bc7 (41. b7 Rb6 42. b8=Q+ Rxb8 43. Bxb8 {would be similar.}) 41... Rxb6 42. Bxb6 {Timetrouble is over. Now Van Foreest is up five pawns, but lost a bishop for them. Despite the blunder, the young Dutchman still preserves excellent winning chances.} c4 43. Bd1 Bg6 $1 {It is imperative to activate the pieces.} ({Otherwise the shadow of the blockade will again interfere Black's winning attempts in the line} 43... h5 44. Bd4 Kf8 45. Kg2 Ke7 46. Be5 $1) 44. Bxg4 Bf5 45. Bf3 ({According to the computer it was better to bring the bishop to another diagonal with} 45. Bd1 c3 46. Bb3) 45... c3 46. Kg1 Kf7 47. Bd4 c2 48. Bb2 d4 {The pawns are slowly but stubbornly moving forward.} 49. Kf2 e5 50. Bd5+ Kf6 51. h4 ({Or} 51. Ke2 g5) 51... Kg6 52. Kg3 Bd3 {This frees the f5 square for the king. Once that the e5 pawn reaches the e3 square it will be impossible to stop them.} 53. Bc1 (53. Be6 {cannot prevent Black's plan:} Kf6 54. Bb3 Kf5) 53... e4 54. Bb2 Kf5 55. Bg8 h6 56. Bc1 {This loses quickly.} ({The last chance was to actively tie the enemy pieces with pins in the line} 56. Bh7+ $1 Ke5 57. Bc1 Kd5 58. Bg8+ Kc6 59. Bh7) 56... e3 $1 57. Bb2 ({In the line} 57. Bh7+ g6 58. h5 Kg5 59. Bxg6 Bxg6 60. hxg6 Kxg6 61. Kf3 h5 62. Ke4 h4 {there are so many black pawns running.}) 57... Be4 58. Bc1 g5 59. h5 ({If} 59. hxg5 Kxg5 $1 {followed by the advance of the h-pawn will break White's defense.}) 59... g4 ({Also good was} 59... e2 60. Kf2 d3) 60. Bh7+ ({White should have tried at least} 60. Bc4 Kg5 61. Bf7 {although of course, there should be a way into his position.}) 60... Ke5 61. Bg8 e2 62. Kf2 d3 {Van Foreest's words that he came here for the first place become more and more serious by the day!} 0-1 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.18"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2683"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00: 11]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 6. Re1 { [%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:27]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 8. e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} (9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb6 12. Qc1 a5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bf5 15. Nd2 Rfb8 {Giri,A (2776)-Le,Q (2713) Bucharest 2019}) 9... Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 10. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 11. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rb8 { [%emt 0:01:20]} 12. b3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 13. dxc5 {[%emt 0: 02:11]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 14. axb3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Qxa1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. b4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 16. Nd4 {[%emt 0:27:43]} Bxe5 { [%emt 0:08:48]} 17. f3 {[%emt 0:08:36]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. Qa3 {[%emt 0: 07:40] N} (18. Nd2 Re8 19. N2b3 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 e5 21. Bg5 Nd7 {Gonzalez Sanchez, F (2128)-Lecha Gonzalez,J (2214) ICCF email 2014}) 18... Qxa3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 19. Nxa3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0:14:00]} 20. Bg5 {[%emt 0:11:40]} Bxd4+ { [%emt 0:02:35]} 21. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:05:04]} 22. b5 {[%emt 0: 08:29]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:11:04]} 23. bxc6 {[%emt 0:07:44]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 24. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} a6 {[%emt 0:15:14]} 25. Nc2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Bb5 { [%emt 0:01:54]} 26. Ra1 {[%emt 0:05:44]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 27. Nb4 {[%emt 0: 04:18]} e6 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 28. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 29. Ra5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 30. g4 {[%emt 0:06:32]} Kf8 {[%emt 0: 01:36]} 31. Kf2 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 32. g5 {[%emt 0:02:40]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 33. Bc7 {[%emt 0:02:12]} f6 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 34. h4 { [%emt 0:01:37]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 35. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00: 50]} 36. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 37. f4 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 38. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 39. Kc3 {[%emt 0: 03:41]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Nd3 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:09:11]} 41. Kb4 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:06:48]} 42. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Kg7 { [%emt 0:09:59]} ({It made sense to chase back the white king with} 42... Rb7+ { because if White goes} 43. Ka5 {then Black's rook will be active after} Rb5+ 44. Kxa6 Rb1) 43. Nc1 {[%emt 0:09:37]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:11:06]} 44. Nb3 {[%emt 0: 08:50]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 45. Na5 {[%emt 0:03:43]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 46. c6 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 47. c7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} f5 {[%emt 0: 07:16]} 48. Re3 {[%emt 0:03:26]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:06:45]} 49. Nb7 {[%emt 0:03:47]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:14]} (49... Bd7) 50. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} ({Strangely Caruana doesn't go for} 50. Nd8+ {followed by taking on e6.}) 50... Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:24] } 51. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 52. Be5 {[%emt 0:03:26]} Kf8 { [%emt 0:02:14]} ({It was worth considering} 52... Bb5 53. Nd6+ Kd7 54. Nxc8 Kxc8 {hoping for a fortress.}) 53. Ra1 {[%emt 0:06:20]} (53. Nd8) 53... Bb5 { [%emt 0:01:01]} 54. Bd6+ {[%emt 0:02:08]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 55. Na5 { [%emt 0:00:08]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 56. Be5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00: 19]} 57. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc4+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} 58. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 59. Kc5 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 60. Rd1 { [%emt 0:02:47]} Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 61. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00: 15]} 62. Ra2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:03:34]} ({After something like} 62... Rc8 {White can go} 63. d5 $1 exd5 64. Kxd5 Re8 65. Rd2 $1 Rg8 66. Kc5+ Kc8 67. Kb4 Re8 68. Rd4 Rg8 69. Rd6 {with Zugzwang and after} c3 70. Kxc3 Be2 { the winning plan looks like} 71. Kd4 Bd1 72. Kc5 Be2 73. Rb6 Kd7 74. Rb8 Rc8 75. Rb2 Bb5 76. Rd2+ Ke8 77. Kb6 Bc4 78. Rd6 Kf7 79. Rf6+) 63. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00: 34]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 64. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 65. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 66. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00: 50]} 67. Ra3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 68. Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 69. Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 70. Kxg6 { [%emt 0:00:11]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 71. Kxh5 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0: 01:44]} 72. g6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 73. Kg5 {[%emt 0:03:25]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 74. g7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 75. Kxf5 { [%emt 0:01:01]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 76. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00: 02]} 77. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} c2 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 78. Rc6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 79. h5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.18"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2872"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00: 10]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Re1 { [%emt 0:00:11]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:22]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (7... d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb6 12. Qc1 a5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bf5 {Giri,A (2776)-Le,Q (2713) Bucharest 2019}) 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0: 04:31]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 9. e5 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:20:14] N} (9... Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Bxd2 Bg4 12. Be3 cxd4 13. cxd4 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Be2 Qb6 {Khanin,S (2500)-Adhiban,B (2654) Moscow 2019}) 10. dxc5 {[%emt 0:10:32]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:11:26]} 12. Nbd2 { [%emt 0:12:59]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:08:19]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:02:32] } 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:10:20]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 15. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} a4 { [%emt 0:01:20]} 16. Nbd4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 17. Bc2 { [%emt 0:01:50]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 18. Bd2 {[%emt 0:06:46]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02: 42]} 19. Qc1 {[%emt 0:04:41]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 20. b4 {[%emt 0:06:08]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 21. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Be3 { [%emt 0:02:26]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 23. bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00: 07]} 24. Qa3 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 25. Rab1 {[%emt 0:05:54]} d4 {[%emt 0:08:48]} 26. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:18] A sad necessity.} ({Carlsen had planned} 26... Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. cxd4 Qxc2 { but he noticed too late that} 29. Qf3 {wins on the spot.}) 27. Nb5 $1 {[%emt 0: 15:58] Black's position is bad now.} Qc6 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 28. Rb4 {[%emt 0:03: 23] Perhaps not the best plan.} (28. Bh6 {attacks bishop e5 and threatens Bf3 and after} Bd6 29. Qc1 {White will take on d6 and should be clearly better.}) 28... Bb7 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 29. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 30. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Bf4 { [%emt 0:02:14]} 32. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Qb3 { [%emt 0:01:02]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 34. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Nf4 {[%emt 0: 00:20]} 35. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 36. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:10:51]} 37. c4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 38. g3 { [%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. a3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01: 57]} 40. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:05:15]} 41. Re3 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 42. h4 {[%emt 0:10:39]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 43. Qe2 {[%emt 0: 00:16]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 44. Rc3 {[%emt 0:03:35]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 45. Kg2 {[%emt 0:05:17]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 46. Qe4 {[%emt 0:04:37]} Kg8 { [%emt 0:04:43]} 47. Qd5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 48. a4 {[%emt 0: 06:04]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 49. c5 {[%emt 0:06:26]} ({Missing} 49. Re3 $1 { when} Qxa4 {fails to} 50. Rxe6 $1) 49... Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 50. c6 {[%emt 0: 00:19]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 51. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 52. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 53. c7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rc8 { [%emt 0:00:05]} 54. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.18"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Saduakassova, Dinara"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E51"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2519"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0: 00:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0: 01:19]} c5 {[%emt 0:07:31]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 8. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 9. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Nxc3 { [%emt 0:03:26]} 10. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 11. Nxd4 { [%emt 0:00:27]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:05:43]} (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd7 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nf3 Qe7 15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Rc1 Be8 17. h3 h6 {Adhiban,B (2639)-Yu,Y (2763) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:05:17]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:05:07]} 13. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:04:19]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 14. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:10]} h6 {[%emt 0:06: 31] N} (14... Rb8 15. b4 Qg5 16. Rc5 Qf6 17. Qc1 Qg6 18. f3 Rd8 19. Kf2 Bb7 20. Be2 Qh6 {Bluebaum,M (2610)-Raja,H (2432) Karlsruhe 2019}) 15. f3 {[%emt 0:18: 14]} a5 {[%emt 0:10:50]} 16. Bc4 {[%emt 0:15:17]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 17. f4 { [%emt 0:07:08]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 18. O-O {[%emt 0:08:54]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:01: 43]} 19. Rf2 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:10:57]} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:10:27]} 21. Ba2 {[%emt 0:14:33]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:07:13]} 22. f5 {[%emt 0: 12:49]} exf5 {[%emt 0:14:39]} 23. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 24. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 25. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:02:20]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 26. Kf2 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 27. Bb1 { [%emt 0:01:23]} c5 {[%emt 0:05:52]} 28. Be4 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02: 49]} 29. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 30. g4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 31. Kf4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 32. Bf5 { [%emt 0:00:48]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} ({The rook endgame looks pretty bad so perhaps} 32... a4 {was a better try, e.g.} 33. Bc2 Rb8 34. Bxa4 Rxb2 35. Rxc5 Rf2+ 36. Kg3 Ra2 37. Rc3 f5 38. gxf5 Bxf5 39. Bb5 Kf6 40. a4 Be6) 33. Kxf5 { [%emt 0:00:53]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 34. b3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01: 03]} 35. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 36. h4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 37. h5+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Ke4 { [%emt 0:00:06]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 39. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00: 54]} 40. Kxc5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 41. b4 {[%emt 0:23:24]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 42. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re5+ {[%emt 0:00:50]} 43. Kc6 { [%emt 0:01:53]} Re6+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 44. Kb7 {[%emt 0:03:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00: 08]} 45. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Kc6 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 47. b5 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel Chess Challengers"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2020.01.18"] [Round "7.7"] [White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"] [Black "Mamedov, Rauf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B78"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2659"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00: 09]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} O-O {[%emt 0:00: 06]} 8. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. f3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Bd7 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 10. h4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} h5 {[%emt 0:05:44]} 11. Qd2 {[%emt 0: 01:10]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:37]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 13. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 14. Kb1 {[%emt 0:02:00]} Re8 { [%emt 0:02:10]} 15. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} (15. g4 hxg4 16. f4 Nc4 17. Qd3 Na5 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Bd5 Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qxd6 Rxc3 23. Qxd7+ Qxd7 24. Rxd7+ Ke6 25. Rxg7 Rf3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2789)-Nakamura,H (2781) London 2017}) 15... Bh8 {[%emt 0:15:10]} (15... a5 16. a4 Qb6 17. g4 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Nxf3 19. Nxf3 Nxe4 20. Qd3 Nxc3+ 21. Kc1 Bxh6+ 22. Ng5 Bg7 23. Rdf1 d5 { Karjakin,S (2771)-Carlsen,M (2881) Dubai UAE 2014}) 16. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:09:24]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:30:40]} (16... hxg4 17. h5 Nxh5 18. Rxh5 $1) (16... Nc4 $5) 17. gxh5 {[%emt 0:22:38]} ({Strong is} 17. g5 Nh7 18. f4 Nc4 19. Qd3 Na3+ 20. Kc1 { as in Almasi,Z (2631)-Golubev,M (2536) Kreuzberg GER 2003}) 17... Nxh5 { [%emt 0:02:35]} 18. Rhg1 {[%emt 0:06:27]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:15:43] N} (18... Nc4 19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Qe3 e6 21. Nde2 Rec8 22. Rxd6 Be8 23. f4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. e5 { and White was clearly better in Shodikulov,D (2112)-Golubev,R (2093) Tashkent 2010}) 19. Bg5 {[%emt 0:13:53]} ({Missing} 19. Qg2 $1 {with the idea} Kxh6 20. Bxf7 $1) 19... b5 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:07:32]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 21. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} e6 {[%emt 0:05:12]} 22. Rdf1 $2 {[%emt 0:07:04]} (22. e5 $5 dxe5 23. Ne4) 22... Nxb2 $1 {[%emt 0:03:33] Black is taking over.} 23. Kxb2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 24. f5 {[%emt 0:04:28]} (24. Nd1 Bb5) 24... Rxc3 {[%emt 0:08:34]} 25. fxg6+ {[%emt 0:11:31]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Qd1 {[%emt 0:04:40]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 27. e5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Qxe5 $6 { [%emt 0:04:47]} ({After the simple} 27... Bxe5 {Black is winning.}) 28. Rf7+ { [%emt 0:05:35]} Kg8 29. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:08:06]} 30. Kc1 { [%emt 0:00:46]} d5 $2 {[%emt 0:01:01]} ({Missing the fantastic} 30... Rd3 $3 { winning on the spot:} 31. Qxd3 (31. cxd3 Qb2#) 31... Qxg1+ 32. Kd2 (32. Qd1 Bb2+ 33. Kd2 Qd4+ 34. Ke2 Ng3+) 32... Bc3+ 33. Ke2 Qe1+ 34. Kf3 Rf8+ {and mate soon.}) 31. Re1 {[%emt 0:06:18]} ({White had to play} 31. Qxd4 Bxd4 32. Re1) 31... Rcc8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} (31... Rd3 {was still possible!}) 32. Qxd4 { [%emt 0:00:23]} Bxd4 33. Bh6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 34. Re2 { [%emt 0:01:17]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 35. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00: 27]} (35... Ng3 $1 36. Rg2 Nf5 37. Bd2 Rg8 {was still very good for Black.}) 36. Bxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nxg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Rg2 Rcd8 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 38. Ra7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Rb7 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Rab8 { [%emt 0:00:08]} 40. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 41. Rb7 {[%emt 0: 06:39]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "82nd Tata Steel Challengers 2020"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2020.01.18"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Saduakassova, Dinara"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E51"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2519"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2020.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 {E51: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4... 0-0 5 Nf3 d5} 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 {White is slightly better.} 14. Qc2 h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Rb8 15. b4 Qg5 16. Rc5 Qf6 17. Qc1 Qg6 18. f3 Rd8 19. Kf2 {1-0 (47) Bluebaum,M (2610)-Raja,H (2432) Karlsruhe 2019}) 15. f3 a5 16. Bc4 Qe5 17. f4 Qf6 18. O-O $36 {White is pushing.} Ba6 19. Rf2 Rfd8 20. h3 Rd6 21. Ba2 Rc8 {[#]} (21... Rb8 $11) 22. f5 $1 $16 exf5 23. Qxf5 {Threatens to win with Qg4.} (23. Rxf5 $2 {isn't good} Rd1+ 24. Qxd1 (24. Kf2 $4 Rf1+ $19) (24. Kh2 $4 Qd6+ $19) 24... Qxf5 $11 {Black is doing well!}) 23... Rc7 24. Qxf6 (24. Rc5 {keeps more tension.} Qe7 25. Re5 Qf8 26. Qxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Qxf7 28. Re8+) 24... Rxf6 25. Rxf6 gxf6 {Endgame KRB-KRB} 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. Bb1 c5 28. Be4 Rc8 29. Kf3 Bb5 30. g4 Bd7 31. Kf4 Be6 32. Bf5 Bxf5 33. Kxf5 $14 {KR-KR} Rb8 34. b3 Re8 {[#]} (34... h5 $16 35. gxh5 Rh8) 35. Kf4 $1 $18 (35. Rxc5 $6 Rxe3 36. Rxa5 Rf3+ 37. Ke4 Rxb3 $14) 35... Rb8 (35... Re5 {was worth a try.} 36. Rc4 Rd5) 36. h4 Kg6 (36... h5 $142 37. gxh5 Kh6 38. Rxc5 Rxb3) 37. h5+ (37. Rxc5 $6 Rxb3 38. Rxa5 Rb1 $18) 37... Kg7 38. Ke4 Rb7 39. Kd5 ({Don't do} 39. Rxc5 Rxb3 40. Rxa5 Rb1 $18) 39... Re7 $2 (39... f5 40. gxf5 Kf6) 40. Kxc5 (40. Rxc5 $142 Rxe3 41. b4) 40... Re4 $2 (40... Rc7+ 41. Kd4 Rb7) 41. b4 {White is clearly winning.} axb4 42. axb4 Re5+ 43. Kc6 Re6+ 44. Kb7 f5 45. gxf5 Re5 46. Kc6 Rxf5 47. b5 {Accuracy: White = 69%, Black = 49%.} 1-0